DIAMOND DA42 TWINSTAR

Our primary trainer for multi-engine conversions is the Diamond DA42 Twinstar. We are the first flight training institution in South Africa to offer this state of the art aircraft as a multi-engine trainer. The Twinstar features full Garmin G1000 glass cockpit and is powered by Thielert Centurion Turbocharged diesel engines running on Jet A1.

General characteristics

  • Capacity: 1 pilot, 3 passengers
  • Length: 28 ft 1 in (8.56 m)
  • Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
  • Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.48 m)
  • Wing area: 175 ft2 (16.3 m2)
  • Empty weight: 2,761 lb (1,251 kg)
  • Useful load: 1,174 lb (532 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 3,935 lb (1,783 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2× Thielert Centurion 1.7 turbocharged diesel engines, 135 hp (101 kW) each

Performance

  • Never exceed speed: 194 knots (223 mph / 359 km/h)
  • Maximum speed: 152 knots (indicated) (175 mph / 282 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 140 knots (indicated) (161 mph / 259 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 68 knots (indicated) (78 mph / 126 km/h)
  • Range: 917 nautical miles (1,055 miles / 1,475 km)
  • Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,486 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,280 ft/min (390 m/min)
  • Rate of climb (one engine inoperative): 170 ft/min (51.8 m/min)