Airplane details

• Type N/A
• Manufacturer Diamond
• Model DA42 TwinStar
• Seating Capacity 3

Specifications

• Cruise Speed N/A
• Max Speed N/A
• Range N/A
• Year N/A
• Base N/A

The DA42 Twin Star was certified in Europe in 2004^[3] and in the United States in 2005.^[4]

The airplane is made of carbon composite material.^[2] It is equipped with a Garmin G1000 glass cockpit.^[5]

The DA42 Twin Star was the first diesel-powered fixed-wing aircraft to make a non-stop crossing of the North Atlantic, in 12.5 hours, with an average fuel consumption of 21.73 litres (4.78 imp gal; 5.74 US gal) per hour (10.86 litres (2.39 imp gal; 2.87 US gal) per hour per engine).^[6]

In June 2010 a DA42 powered by Austro AE300 engines became the first aircraft to be publicly flown on algae-derived jet fuel.^[7]

From Wikipedia