CRISP LITTLE VISITOR! BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) DIAMOND DA-42 NG TWIN STAR G-OTST • RAF CONINGSBY

A nice little visitor, a Diamond DA-42 NG Twin Star of BAe Systems (Operations) G-OTST departs RAF Coningsby. It operates from Warton Aerodrome.

The Diamond DA42 Twin Star is a four seat, twin engine, propeller-driven airplane developed and manufactured in Austria and Canada by Diamond Aircraft Industries. Its maiden flight was on the 9th December 2002 and its engines sound rather good from its two Austro Engine E4 turbocharged diesel engines.

Tech Spec
Crew: 1 pilot
Capacity: 3 passengers
Length: 8.56 m (28 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 13.55 m (44 ft 5 in)
Height: 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 16.29 m2 (175.3 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,251 kg (2,761 lb)
Gross weight: 1,999 kg (4,407 lb)
Fuel capacity: 289 litres (64 imp gal; 76 US gal)
Powerplant: 2 × Austro Engine E4 turbocharged diesel engine, 125 kW (168 hp) eachMaximum speed: 365 km/h (227 mph, 197 kn)
Cruise speed: 326 km/h (203 mph, 176 kn)
Range: 2,250 km (1,400 mi, 1,210 nmi)
Service ceiling: 5,486 m (18,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 7.9 m/s (1,280 ft/min)

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