Diamond Twin Star NG
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In April 2010 the FAA certified Diamond Aircraft’s New Generation DA42 powered by Diamond’s own Austro AE300 HP Turbocharged Diesel engines. What really distinguishes the NG from the previous generation TDi is the avionics package. The NG fully realizes the DA42′s potential with the addition of Garmin’s Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) and the digital GFC700 Automatic Flight Control System capable of tracking both WAAS approaches and Vertical Navigation (VNAV) profiles. The creature comforts have also been enhanced by a bubble canopy which adds a few extra inches of head and elbow room without significantly affecting performance. The Twin Star has always been a wonderful flying machine but the NG is in a class of its own.
Specifications:
| Powerplant | |
| Engine | Austo AE 300 Turbo Diesels |
| Horsepower | 340 hp total |
| Propellers | MT 3-blade composite constant speed, full-feathering |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 28 ft 1 in |
| Height | 8 ft 2in |
| Wing Span | 44 ft |
| Weights | |
| Maximum takeoff weight | 4,189 lbs |
| Useful load | 1,070 lbs |
| Fuel capacity, usable (w/Aux tanks) | 76 US gal (Jet A) |
| Performance | |
| Rate of climb, sea level | 1,150 fpm at Max Takeoff Weight |
| Rate of climb, 10,000 MSL | 1,020 fpm at Max Takeoff Weight |
| Maximum operating altitude | 18,000 ft |
| Absolute SE ceiling | 13,000 ft at ISA |
| Cruise speed at 75% | 174 kts/13.0 gal/hr total at 14,000 MSL |
| Range, at 75% (w/ Aux tanks) | 1018 nm |
| Economy at 60% | 152 ktas/10.3 gal/hr total at 14,000 MSL |
| Range, at 60% | 1,180 nm |
| Maximum landing gear operating speed | 188 kts |
| Maximum demonstrated crosswind | 25 kts |
*Performance specifications may vary depending on model and equipment selected
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