Aircraft

Diamond DA42 Twin Star

The Twin Star is an advanced four seater aircraft with a composite airframe, twin turbo diesel engines, and glass panel cockpit. It is fully IFR capable and equipped with known ice protection.

The DA42 features simple operation, smooth and quiet powerplants, and incredible range, consuming only 8.8 gallons of Jet A per hour at 60% power setting. The large wingspan provides for a wingtip magnetometer separation of 16.2m. The DA42 can fly low and slow with a minimum survey speed of 90 kts and survey sorties of over 7 hours.

Specifications:

Performance/Consumption:
maximum airspeed (IAS)	359 km/h	194 kt
cruise speed at 90% and 10,000 ft (TAS)	304 km/h	164 kt
cruise speed at 60% and 10,000 ft (TAS)	256 km/h	138 kt
fuel consumption at 90% and 10,000 ft	54.1 l/h	14.3 US gal/h
fuel consumption at 60% and 10,000 ft	30.3 l/h	8.0 US gal/h
range at 60% and 10,000 ft, long range tank	2,361 km	1,275 nm
Dimensions/Weights:
length	8.56 m	28 ft 1 in
height	2.49 m	8 ft 2 in
wing span	13.42 m	44 ft
wing area	16.29 m2	175.3 sq ft
empty weight	1.260 kg	2,778 lb
maximum take-off weight (MTOW)	1.785 kg	3,927 lb
payload	525 kg	1,149 lb
fuel capacity, long range tank	280 l	74 US gal

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