This discussion is nonsense. The D-Jet program has been stopped. Over 200 employees were sent home. I have posted the link above.


No. No D-Jet for ATP.No kidding.

Ohh... Ummm.... Sorry Jetterson. Next time I will read further before replying. I do apologize from the bottom of my tu tu and will be thorough and precise in our next forum encounter. That way you will not have to take time out of your (shed-u-al) to correct my wrong doing.

P.S. you're going to fit in great amongst these forums.

Please do not correct my phonetic spelling within parenthesis, that would be tragic.

Looks like the D-Jet may be back. Don't know what, if anything, that means for ATP, but it may be back.

September 01/11Diamond D-JET resumes Flight Test ProgramDiamond Aircraft has resumed flight testing of its D-JET prototypes, following their temporary grounding after a funding shortfall and significant employee furloughs in March, 2011.

“Our team's spirits are certainly lifted with the resumption of flight activities” said Peter Maurer, President. “Being able to bring back part of the team allowed us to resume flight operations and we are looking forward to finishing the campaign with 002 and 003, while in parallel finalizing detail design work and starting the production of conforming aircraft 004.”

The one hour flight of D-JET 003, it's first flight since March 27th, 2011, included shakedown of aircraft systems, control sweeps, gear cycling, flap cycling, verification of navigation equipment and software, several touch and goes, and completion of some control system test points.

Diamond test pilot Mark Elwess reported the flight to be uneventful without any issues or aircraft snags. Completion of the flight test campaign for the prototypes will continue on a regular basis.