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Diamond DA42 Twinstar
Aircraft Reviews
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A Star Is Born
Diamond's diesel should shake up the light-twin market
by Thomas A. Horne, AOPA Pilot, November 2004
With its needle nose, wasp waist, and bulbous nacelles, the Diamond DA42 Twin Star is among the most dramatic new entries to the general aviation market. It's also the first new light twin introduced since 1982, when Cessna brought out its T303 Crusader. The Twin Star has attracted a lot of attention lately — mainly because of its liquid-cooled Thielert TAE 125, 135-horsepower turbodiesel engines and the fuel economy they demonstrated on an August 16 trip across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Diamond Aircraft DA42 Twin Star
Flying Sports Sedan
by Steven W. Ells, AOPA Pilot , November 2006
The DA42 is a four-passenger twin-engine airplane with a maximum takeoff weight of 3,935 pounds. Empty weight averages around 2,750 pounds. The fuselage is of semimonocoque construction and the airplane's smooth lines result from extensive use of fiberglass and carbon-fiber materials and production technology.
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New Twin Star Certified
Diamond's newly re-engined Twin Star features turbodiesels from sister company Austro for more power and much better climbs.
by Robert Goyer, Flying Magazine, June 2009
Diamond Aircraft has earned European certification for an Austro-engine-powered version of its Twin Star, the DA42 NG. The certification came on the heels of European certification of the Austro AE300 turbodiesel engine, developed by Diamond sister company Austro Engine for use in the revived twin. FAA approvals for both the airplane and engine are expected to follow shortly.
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Diamond Twins Reborn
Diamond Air innovation gives birth to a pair of modified DA42 twin engines: the Lycoming-powered L360 and the Austro diesel-powered NG2.
by Robert Goyer, Flying Magazine, December 2009
Diamond is selling a pair of brand new twins based on the company’s innovative DA42 design. The Austro diesel-powered DA42 NG is certified in Europe (EASA), with U.S. certification coming soon, and the Lycoming-powered DA42 L360 has just earned the FAA’s OK.
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Diamond Twin Star: 21st Century Multi
Diamond Aircraft, the world’s third-largest manufacturer of GA, fixed-wing aircraft, is betting that the diesel-powered Twin Star will be the multi trainer of the future
by Bill Cox, Plane & Pilot Magazine
Perched in the catbird seat of Jerry Barto’s Diamond Twin Star, 11,500 feet above Palm Springs, I can’t help reflecting that this truly is a new-generation airplane. Calling any flying machine 21st century has a nice ring to it, but the DA42 truly deserves that accolade. From concept to power to configuration, it has about as much similarity to the old light/light twins as does a new Infiniti G35 to a ’57 Chevy.
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"Star Wars!"
The Force behind the Diamond DA42 Austrian invasion
by Douglas Colby, Plane & Pilot Magazine
Okay, perhaps it’s true other countries outdo the USA when it comes to manufacturing automobiles, computers and TV sets, but there has never been any serious competition with America’s general aviation airplanes. Companies such as Piper, Cessna, Beech, Mooney, Maule, Cirrus, Lancair, American Champion, American General, Commander and Grumman-American have accounted for the vast majority of light aircraft sales in the last half-century.
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