Inside The $1 Million Diamond DA42 VI

[@DanFrederiksen]

About 1.2million today. Used to be 590k in 2006. Price grown much faster than inflation. You'd think it would become cheaper to make the same plane for 18 years.

[@JorgeIrizar-f6s]

No pierdo las esperanzas de tener una belleza de estas !

[@niinjoosum]

Hmmm a practical Million dollar airplane.

[@genxpilot69]

Would have been nice to have seen the things that you're describing in real time

[@AviationBase]

I'll keep that in mind, thank you!

[@paalexsamaklyne1040]

Oh dear so your diamond DA42 costs only USD1 million but why does Sarawak government,Forestry department paid USD7.454 million. Can the seller please explain why they charged third world country so much for the sand aircraft. We think that the manufacturer fleeced our government unless element of corruption is there. Puji Tuhan! Praise God.❤😂😮😮😮

[@BobbyGeneric145]

My guess is your government officials are corrupt.

[@Mr.Thermistor7228]

There are tons of differences and regardless, selling to an actual government entity is so much more involved. You aren't just selling to one owner and their bank and sign the paper and it's theirs. Selling to a government there going to be so many approvals and sign offs and all kinds of bureaucratic BS, it is completely normal that a government model cost a lot more than just a regular civilian model

[@misccomments9752]

Get a trustworthy dealer working for you. Van Bortel's for example.

[@jorbedo]

@@Mr.Thermistor7228 Usually te service contract and parts are included on the final price to foreign governments. For sure some form of corruption is included.

[@renard8137]

1.000.000 for 130 knots….

[@4lifeifly]

They true out at about 180 typically…

[@The_Draque]

So is any other plane in this class made in the last 10 years what's your point? You want a cheaper plane that goes faster your buying something 20-50 years old