DA42
The definition of perfection

The DA42-VI, our latest DA42 version, is easy to fly and burns fuel like a single, but with the added safety of a second engine. The impressive cross-country performance will please you! No wonder it’s the bestselling piston twin, by far.

10.4 gal/h

197 kts

18,000 ft

1,215 nm

4 seats

1,299 lbs

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We believe the DA42 represents the leading edge of technology, safety, and performance for our students and instructors.
Brian Meese
Frank Ayers, Embry-Riddle, Chairman of the Flight Department

Highlights Advanced Twin Technology

Design

Designed for pilot's satisfaction

The DA42 comes with luxury features abound throughout! including premium leather interiors Choose from a variety of exterior colors or design your very own DA42. Enjoy a luxury cabin including premium interiors and more.

Safety

Your safety first!

Diamond’s industry-leading safety record is the result of our commitment to protecting occupants with a vast array of both active and passive safety features.

Airframe

Sleek all carbon airframe

The composite airframe is durable, easily maintained and will keep looking great for many years to come combined with exceptional visibility, comfortable access and lots stowage.

Propulsion and Avionics

Jet fuel power and top-notch avionics

Save fuel and money with jet fuel and enjoy an airliner like flight handling. Your DA42-VI is also certified for IFR (Instrumental Flight Rules), VFR (Visual Flight Rules) and Night VFR.

Design Designed for pilot's satisfaction

The interior of the DA42-VI was designed with the pilot and passengers in mind. Enjoy ergonomically designed and climate controlled seats with variable lordosis and stage less adjustable backrest. Various luxurious, hand-made upholstering options as well as great optional interior features such as built-in tablet mount provisions for pilot and co-pilot await you. Style your DA42 the way you want it to be. Express yourself through your customized exterior design and choose almost any color, or choose one of the exciting Diamond standard exterior designs.

Airframe Sleek all carbon airframe

The DA42 offers exceptional visibility thanks to its panoramic wrap around canopy and generous rear windows. Comfortable access for all on board is assured through the forward swinging canopy and large rear door that provides access to the folding rear seats and fuselage baggage area.

Additional baggage is stowed in two generous nose compartments that are sized for golfbags and offer maximum flexibility in loading for any mission.

The sleek all carbon composite airframe incorporates advanced aerodynamics with the latest in passive safety technology for high performance, great efficiency and superior occupant protection. The composite airframe is durable, easily maintained and will keep looking great for many years to come.

Safety Safety by design

Have your baggage safely stowed in the baggage compartment

Garmin’s Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT™) recreates a visual topographic landscape from the G1000 system’s terrain-alerting database. The resulting virtual reality display offers pilots a supplemental 3-D depiction of ground and water features, airports, obstacles and traffic — all shown in relative proximity to the aircraft. So situational orientation is far easier and less stressful.

A proven TKS ice protection system helps the DA42-VI to withstand flight into known icing conditions. Wings, tail, propellers and windshield are protected with TKS fluid.

Diamond’s industry-leading safety record is the result of our commitment to protecting you and your passengers with a long list of active and passive safety features. Active safety features help to avoid accidents in the first place, the first and most important line of defence. Passive safety features are designed to minimize the probability and degree of injury, in case the unexpected happens.

The DA42 offers the ultimate in handling, stability and control, ease of operation and structural, system and propulsion redundancies, all coupled with a high degree of crashworthiness.

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Propulsion and Avionics State-of-the-art glass cockpit & Jet fuel power

Garmin G1000NXi flight deck with standard 3-axis GFC700 Automated Flight Control System and yaw damper and Electronic Stability and Protection.

Proprietary 168hp jet fuel engines from Austro Engine. Safe and reliable global operations with more than 1 million flight hours from more than 1,500 engines.

Jet fuel power and top-notch avionics

The DA42 is powered by the Austro Engine 168hp AE300 with single power lever control. For more information our sister company Austro Engines please click here.

The 3 blade MT hydraulic constant speed propellers feature advanced blade geometry for efficient performance, smoothness and low noise. Automatically controlled by each engine’s digital engine control - feathering is as simple as flipping a single switch.

The fully integrated Garmin G1000 NXi is complemented by a long list of avionics options to perfectly suit your mission, such as an integrated weather radar and Synthetic Vision.

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The first hourly cost maintenance program for piston aircraft

We are thrilled to be the first piston aircraft and engine manufacturers to offer a program that jet owners have enjoyed for years. Now with PistonPower™ our owners and operators can benefit from cost predictability and substantial peace of mind.

Get a quote from our partner PistonPower.

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Range Map Diamond takes you places!

Conditions: Maximum Take Off Mass, ISA, No fuel reserve.
Click on your preferred location on the map to see the range with auxiliary tank. Distance and time indicated are for guidance only and should not be used for flight planning purposes. Air traffic congestion, wind and other factors are not taken into consideration. Specifications apply to standard equipped aircraft and can change without notice.