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The proper name of the aircraft is the "Diamond Star DA40" or "DA40 Diamond Star" so I moved the page here.ChadScott 05:47, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Rebranding reversion 2 Correct Name 3 Diamond aircraft terminology 4 Headquarters location?

[edit] Rebranding reversion

I think the recent reverter misunderstands "rebranding". Sure, if we were talking about cattle ranching, from where the term doubtless arises, he would be correct. But products are "rebranded" all the time. It's what marketing people say when the same product undergoes some minor or cosmetic changes and they discontinue the old name in favour of a new one. They do not go out and find all the old instances of the product and stamp them with the new name. This is precisely what has happened with the DA40-180. You cannot find it on the company's web site anymore. It's now called the DA40-XPXL. It's been rebranded. And they've made a few small changes. Paul Beardsell 07:38, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps then I was misled. If "rebranding" is marketer's jargon, then perhaps avoiding the term would keep others from getting misled as well. The way it was before I reverted it seemed to indicate in my opinion that the marketing department started calling the DA40-180 an XL and that suddenly made it fly faster, in spite of that being obviously impossible. The DA40-180 still exists whether or not Diamond sells or makes them, and they still only go 140-some knots... Reswobslc 08:06, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I think you're more on your own on misunderstanding "rebranding" that you may realise. The article is now wrong where it says "The version of the DA40 currently in production is known as the DA40 XL" as there is the FP version which is not an XPXL. I'll fix it and, in deference to you, will not re-introduce the "rebranding" word. Also, please refer to the Austrian web site - there is an English button to press - for what Diamon themselves call these aircraft and ow they present them and list them. Paul Beardsell 10:47, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Looks good to me. Reswobslc 18:15, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I didn't mean to appear personally critical. Paul Beardsell 20:10, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Oh, not a problem. I just noticed myself reverted, and had no idea someone reverted us both by mistake, and spoke too soon. Reswobslc 21:06, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Correct Name

The full proper name of this aircraft is actually the Diamond Aircraft DA40 Diamond Star.
Diamond Aircraft is the manufactuer, commonly shortened to Diamond.
DA40 is the model number.
Diamond Star is the model name (like Skyhawk is to the Cessna 172).

With most aircraft articles, the titles contain the shortest version of the manufactuer's name, and then the model number (if applicable). So the real title of this aircraft should be Diamond DA40, like the other aircraft made by this company.

The following titles could then redirect to the newly titled article:

• Diamond Star
• Diamond Star DA40
• Diamond DA40 Diamond Star
• DA40 Diamond Star

In order to complete this rearrangement, the article titled Diamond DA40 needs to be deleted, then this article needs to be moved to it's place. Then redirects can be updated. If anyone opposes this, please comment here. --Pilotboi 16:18, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

I disagree. This is more like a Beechcraft Duchess than a Cessna 172. So, if anything, the article should be titled "Diamond Star," but that seems less identifying (to me) than "Diamond Star DA40." I hear it referred to as the "DA40" or the "Diamond Star" or the "Diamond Star DA40." I guess you just have to pick your poison between them. It's definitely not a "Diamond DA40" since it's actually called a "Diamond Star" much like a Beechcraft Duchess is a "Duchess" and not a "BE76." -- ChadScott 00:13, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

But you are incorrect in saying that "Diamond Star" is like "Beechcraft Duchess". When you say "Diamond Star" you are simply saying the name of the aircraft. The word Diamond is not refering to the company. They simply chose to use the company's name in the model name as well. The model names are as follows:

• DA20 Eclipse
• DA40 Diamond Star
• DA42 Twin Star
• DA50 Super Star

See: Diamond Aircraft

For each of these, the aircraft manuf name can be amended to the beginning to get the complete name. But a more practical way of refering to aircraft is by manuf and model number only, hence why I suggest Diamond DA40

(And in your Beechcraft example, again, Beechcraft is the manufactuer, Duchess is the model name, and BE76 is the model number, although not commonly used, it is there)

The Duchess model is formally named the "76 Duchess." It's simply not called that, though... it's called a "Duchess." This is really only an argument about semantics and we just have differing opinions. The article should be titled, according to precedent, with the most commonly used name for the subject. Thus "Cessna 172" versus "Cessna 172 Skyhawk." I chose "Diamond Star DA40" to try to fit that precedent. If anything we should simply remove the model number now since we have the DA40XL and DA40FP. It's very verbose to call it the "Diamond Aircraft DA40 Diamond Star," and it just simply isn't called that in normal conversation. *shrug* Maybe someone else will chime in and offer a differing viewpoint. -- ChadScott 18:26, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Those are valid points. I think "Diamond Star" is a better choice then "Diamond Star DA40", especially, as you noted, because of the other variations of the model number. If you know of anyone that may have input on this subject, invite them to comment. --Pilotboi | talk 19:25, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

What to call Wikipedia aircraft type pages and what to call aircraft types is an interesting issue. I always refer to the official certification documents for the official nomenclature. In this case the certifying authority is Transport Canada and the aircraft type certificate says that the aircraft is officially known as a Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH DA 40. There are sub-models designated as the DA 40 D and DA 40 F and that is it. Yes the designation has a space between "DA" and "40" and also between the "40" and sub-model letter if applicable. The Diamond website shows the aircraft as the "DA 40 Diamond Star", so presumably that is a marketing name and not the official designation. Ahunt 21:37, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Diamond aircraft terminology

Spiraldive 14:07, 2 August 2007 (UTC)Saw the discussion regarding the terminology for use with the Diamond aircraft. Maybe just out of interest I fly and instruct on these aircraft and when identifying ourselves to air traffic control use the terminology "Diamond DA40"

Thank you Spiraldive. This is supports my suggestion to change the name of this article. Does anyone else have any more comments on the subject? If no one else disagess, I think we should go ahead and change it to "Diamond DA40", and have all other terms redirect to it. --Pilotboi / talk / contribs 03:23, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

I support the change to "Diamond DA40". Go for it. :) -- ChadScott 17:04, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Headquarters location?

Since my revert got reverted, I'm posting here... There's a statement of where Diamond Aircraft's headquarters are located in this article, which I feel is inappropriate and irrelevant for the following reasons:

• Diamond Aircraft has many offices world-wide, so the office in Austria is of little importance with regard to the DA40 (most are made in Canada), and
• Diamond Aircraft's wiki page contains the location of the headquarters in the first paragraph

Does anyone else have thoughts on this? I don't want to get into a reverting war, so I'm trying to reach consensus here.

-- ChadScott 00:24, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree - the corporate headquarters location is not relevant to this article - it belongs only in the Diamond Aircraft article. I could accept a mention of where this particular model is manufactured (London ON) as being of value, but that is about it. Ahunt 01:44, 4 August 2007 (UTC)