The Dart-750 is an all-composite aerobatic basic trainer with power from the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop. The aircraft is the latest and most powerful iteration of the Austrian trainer evolution that began with the Dart-450, which first flew in 2016 powered by a Ukrainian Ivchenko-Progress AI-450S engine. The Dart-550 followed in 2018 with a 550-shp General Electric H75-100. In January 2022 Diamond announced a strategic decision to switch to the 750-shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C turboprop, resulting in the Dart-750.
In addition to the new engine, which drives a five-blade composite MT propeller, the latest Dart trainer comes with Garmin G3000 avionics. The cockpit features dual 14.1-inch high-resolution displays, a 5.7-inch high-resolution GTC 575 touchscreen controller, and synthetic vision technology. The aerobatic all-composite airframe is rated for +6/-4 g loads. It can fly for 3.5 hours and reach a top speed of 265 knots. The aircraft can include Martin-Baker ejection seats as an option.
Diamond is offering the Dart-750 as part of a basic training platform that also includes a proprietary Dart FNPT II simulator and computer-based training systems.