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Diamond DA40 Diamond Star (Lycoming)

This page covers the DA40 with a 180 hp Lycoming IO-360-M1A, approved by the FAA in 2001; Diamond's current Lycoming version is the DA40 XLT. The figures are from the FAA and EASA data sheets and Diamond's DA40 XLT specifications: a maximum weight of 2,646 pounds with the approved modification, 50 US gallons of usable fuel with the long-range tank, a maximum operating altitude of 16,400 feet and a cruise of 137 knots true airspeed at 75 percent power at 6,000 feet. It seats four.

Cruise speed
137 knots (250 km/h)
Seats
About 4
Engines
One piston engine in the nose: Lycoming IO-360-M1A
Max takeoff weight
2,600 lb (1,200 kg)
Diamond DA40 Diamond Star
Photo: ZLEA, CC BY-SA 4.0
Diamond DA40 Diamond Star (Lycoming) seen from above: length 26 ft 3 in (8.01 m), wingspan 39 ft 2 in (11.94 m)
Drawing: cwsi.net, from published dimensions (a schematic, not to exact detail)

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Specifications

Length26 ft 3 in (8.01 m)
Wingspan39 ft 2 in (11.94 m)
Height6 ft 6 in (1.97 m)
Fuselage width3 ft 9 in (1.15 m)
Ceiling16,400 ft (5,000 m)
Fuel capacity50 US gal (189 L)
StatusIn service
Type codesICAO DA40

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