BRAND and MODEL
DIAMOND DA-40
TYPE
Four-seat light touring aircraft
ORIGIN
Austria
ENGINE
One 134 kw (180 hp) Lycoming IO-360 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Length: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Height: 2 m (6 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 13.5 m² (145.3 sq ft)
Max speed: 330 km/h (205 mph)
Cruising speed at 75% power at 1,981 m (6,500 ft): 270 km/h
Stalling speed: 84 km/h (52 mph)
Initial rate of climb: 326 m/min (1,070 ft/min)
Range with 45 mins reserve: 1,480 km (1,100 miles)
Empty weight: 700 kg (1,543lb)
Useful load: 450 kg (992 lb)
Loaded weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
PHOTO
Canadian Skies:Source of phothograph
