Diamond Twin Star
The Diamond Twin Star is as revolutionary as you can get. It has an all composite airframe construction, glass cockpit avionics, compression ignition engines burning Jet A and a FADEC control system (just like a jet).
This airplane will get you to from Los Angeles to Seattle non stop with the added performance, speed and redundancy afforded by two engines while burning less fuel than you would in a slower single engine aircraft. This is an aircraft designed from the bottom up for the 21st century.
With the advent of many single engine pilots transitioning to light jets, the DA42 provides an invaluable stepping stone to flying this new breed of aircraft.
Specifications:
| Powerplant | |
| Engine | Twin TAE Centurion 2.0 Turbo Diesel |
| Horsepower | 270 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 | 3,935 lbs |
| Useful load | 1,174 lbs |
| Fuel capacity, usable (w/Aux tanks) | 72 US gal (Jet A) |
| Performance | |
| Rate of climb, sea level | 1,280 ft/min |
| Maximum operating altitude | 18,000 ft |
| Maximum SE ceiling | 10,000 ft |
| Cruise speed at 80% | 168 kts/12.5 gal/hr total |
| Range, at 80% (w/ Aux tanks) | 917 nm |
| Economy at 60% | 151 ktas/8.8 gal/hr total |
| Range, at 60% | 1,129 nm |
| Maximum landing gear operating speed | 194 kts |
| Maximum demonstrated crosswind | 20 kts |
*Performance specifications may vary depending on model and equipment selected
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