Diamond DA40

Diamond DA40
Type:	Light aircraft
Design country:	Austria
Manufacturer:	Diamond Aircraft
First flight:	November 5, 1997
Production time:	since 2000

DA 40 TDI Diamond Star with Thielert Centurion 1.7 diesel engine

The DA 40 Diamond Star is a four-seat light aircraft manufactured by the Austrian company Diamond Aircraft . The number of the EASA type certificate is A.022.

history

The first flight of the DA 40 (DA 40V1), which was still equipped with a Rotax 914 engine, took place on November 5, 1997. In June 2000 the first series machine followed, which is approved according to JAR / FAR-23. The aircraft is mainly made of fiber-reinforced plastic and is known for its economy. It is therefore often used as a training aircraft for training private and commercial pilots.

The DA 40 is available with standard instrumentation as well as with a glass cockpit ( Garmin G1000). Depending on the equipment, it can be approved for visual flight , night flight or instrument flight .

The DA 40 is driven by a 134  kW strong Lycoming 5.9-liter, four cylinder piston engine. In contrast to its little sister, the Diamond DA20 , which can also use MoGas , the DA 40 must be operated with AVGAS 100LL . The standard version is now being produced in the branch in Canada.

Alternatively, the DA 40 D available which start with a diesel engine of Thielert equipped. The DA 40 D is characterized by its low consumption and high torque. The engine can be operated with both conventional diesel fuel and kerosene in any mixing ratio. The high availability of diesel fuel and kerosene in Europe also spoke in favor of the DA 40 D.

After the insolvency of the engine manufacturer Thielert, Diamond announced an in-house development by the subsidiary Austro Engine . On April 8, 2010 the variant DA 40 NG (New Generation) with the engine type AE300 was certified by the EASA. The DA 40 XL is a luxury version based on the standard DA 40, the DA 40 F with fixed propeller is a simplified, cheaper version.

operator

The United States Air Force Academy procured 20 Diamond DA40CS in 2009 under a lease agreement with Blue Sky Aviation and Doss Aviation. They were used as T-52A with the 557th Flight Training Squadron. Furthermore, the Jamaica Defense Force Air Wing has been using two machines for pilot training since 2006. Since 2018, the Austrian Armed Forces have had four Diamond DA 40 NG training aircraft.

Technical specifications

Technical parameters	DA 40	DA 40 D	DA 40 F	DA 40 NG
engine	Lycoming IO-360 -M1A	Thielert Centurion 1.7 or 2.0	Lycoming O-360 -A4M	Austro Engine AE300
Performance (MSL, ISA)	134 kW (182 PS)	99 kW (135 hp)	134 kW (182 PS)	123.5 kW (167 hp)
propeller	hydraulic 3-blade controllable pitch propeller MT	hydraulic 3-blade controllable pitch propeller MT	2-blade fixed pitch propeller Sensenich	hydraulic 3-blade controllable pitch propeller MT
span	11.94 m			11.63 m
length	8.01 m
height	1.97 m
Wing area	13.54 m²			13.244 m²
Summit height	5000 m
Max. Take-off weight / landing weight	1150 kg / 1150 kg			1280 kg / 1216 kg
Standard tank capacity (usable)	113.6 l (106 l)	156 L (152.2 L)
Tank capacity long range (usable)	155.2 L (147.6 L)	193 l (189.2 l)
Take-off distance over 15 m obstacle (MTOW, MSL, ISA)	464 m	635 m	548 m	584 m
Climb rate (MTOW, MSL, ISA)	945 ft / min	650 ft / min	900 ft / min	630 ft / min
Max. Cruising speed (70% power, 6000 ft, ISA)	135 KTAS	121 KTAS	128 KTAS	121 KTAS
Fuel consumption at 70% power	35.9 l / h	18.5 l / h	34.8 l / h	22.7 l / h

The DA 40 D is no longer sold as a new aircraft.

Web links

Commons : Diamond DA40  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Diamond Aircraft website
• Type certification of the DA 40 - EASA-TCDS-A.022 (PDF; 232 kB)
• Image documentation of the DA 40 TDI

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fliegerrevue July 2008, p. 67, data sheet DA 40
2. ↑ EASA Type-certificate datasheet DA 40 (PDF; 232 kB)
3. ↑ DA40s redesignated . In AIR International, June 2010, p. 18
4. ↑ BMLVS - Communication Department - Section 3: New training aircraft and fire engines handed over to the troops . In: bundesheer.at . ( bundesheer.at [accessed on May 3, 2018]).
5. ↑ Airplane Flight Manual DA 40 ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ Airplane Flight Manual DA 40 D (PDF; 4 MB)
7. ↑ Airplane Flight Manual DA 40 F (PDF; 2.7 MB)
8. ↑ Airplane Flight Manual DA 40 NG ( Memento from January 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive )