DART-450 Takes to the Air

摘要

Diamond Aircraft's DAR-450 (Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissanc Trainer) performed its maiden flight on May 17. Diamond describes the new aircraft as the world's first all-carbon fibre tandem, two-seat civilian and military trainer with a side-stick and pneumatic ejection seats. Stressed to +7/-5G the fully aerobatic aeroplane is powered by a 500shp Ivchenko-Progress/Motor Sich AI-450S turboprop driving a five-bladed MT propeller.