Diamond DA42
The Diamond DA42 Twin Star is a four seat, twin engine, propeller-driven airplane developed and manufactured in Austria and Canada by Diamond Aircraft Industries, an Austrian subsidiary of China-based Wanfeng Aviation. It was Diamond's first twin engine design, as well as the first new European twin-engine aircraft in its category to be developed in over 25 years. In 2004, the DA42 became the first diesel-powered fixed-wing aircraft to perform a non-stop crossing of the North Atlantic. By 2012, the DA42 had become a key revenue generator for the company, having gained popularity with government and military operators in addition to the civil market that had suffered as a result of the Great Recession. Government customers have typically employed the type in the aerial surveillance role, which contributed towards the development of the Aeronautics Defense Dominator, a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which had been derived from the DA42.
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- Manufacturer
- Diamond Aircraft Industries
- Category
- Single-engine piston
- Country of origin
- Austria
- First flight
- 2002-12-09
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 176 kt
- Max speed
- 197 kt
- Range
- 1,210 nm
- Service ceiling
- 18,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,280 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 4,407 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,761 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 76 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Austro Engine E4 turbocharged diesel engine
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 4
- Length
- 28.1 ft
- Wingspan
- 44.5 ft
- Height
- 8.2 ft
- Number built
- 600
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.