Diamond Dart 450

DART 450
Diamond Dart 450 Prototype at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow.
Role	Two-seat military training aircraft
National origin	Austria
Manufacturer	Diamond Aircraft
First flight	17 May 2016

The Diamond DART 450 is a tandem, two-seat civilian and military turboprop trainer manufactured by Austrian Diamond Aircraft, which made its first flight on 17 May 2016. The name "DART" means Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer.

The DART 450 is built predominately from carbon fibre. It is powered by a 495 hp (369 kW) Ivchenko-Progress Motor Sich AI-450S turboprop engine, driving a five-bladed MT Propeller. The cockpit accommodates two crew on ejection seats. The avionics are provided by Garmin and the fuselage is able to mount an optional retractable surveillance camera, plus other equipment.

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2016/17 All performance figures are estimates.

General characteristics

Performance

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