Single-engine pistonfamily of light aircraft
DA40 Diamond Star
The Diamond DA40 Diamond Star is an Austrian four-seat, single-engine, light aircraft constructed from composite materials. Built in both Austria and Canada, it was developed as a four-seat version of the earlier DA20 by Diamond Aircraft Industries. By the end of December 2020, 2,200 DA40s had been delivered, including 500 NG models.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Diamond Aircraft Industries
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- First flight
- 1997-11-05
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 151 kt
- Max speed
- 147 kt
- Range
- 724 nm
- Service ceiling
- 16,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,120 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,641 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,753 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 9.2 US gal
- Powerplant
- Lycoming IO-360-M1A
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 4
- Length
- 26.6 ft
- Wingspan
- 39.1 ft
- Height
- 6.5 ft
- Number built
- 2,200
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.