Diamond DA40 Diamond Star

what is it?

The Diamond DA40 Diamond Star is an Austrian four-seat, single-engine, light aircraft constructed from composite materials. Built in both Austria and Canada, it was developed as a four-seat version of the earlier DA20 by Diamond Aircraft Industries. By the end of December 2020, 2,200 DA40s had been delivered, including 500 NG models.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 279 km/hcruise speed
• range 1,341 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,198 kgmax take-off weight
• built 2,200made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 29 years ago, in 1997.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.9 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,341 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1997-11-05

status

in production

number built

2,200

role

light aircraft

makers

Diamond Aircraft Industries

engines

1× Lycoming IO-360-M1A

length

8.1 m

wingspan

11.9 m

height

2 m

max take-off weight

1,198 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

279 km/h

range

1,341 km

ceiling

5,000 m

wings

monoplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.