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 "name": "Diamond DA42",
 "manufacturer": "Diamond Aircraft",
 "category": "ga",
 "military": false,
 "family": null,
 "url": "https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/DA42/",
 "json": "https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/DA42.json",
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  "mtow_t": 1.999,
  "first_flight": 2002,
  "in_service": 2004,
  "wingspan_m": 13.55,
  "length_m": 8.56,
  "cruise_kmh": 326,
  "max_kmh": 365,
  "range_km": 2250,
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  "engine": "2× Austro AE300 (diesel)",
  "power": "2× 168 hp"
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 "specifications_source": "AirwayControl spec register, curated from Wikipedia and manufacturer pages",
 "wikipedia": {
  "title": "Diamond DA42 Twin Star",
  "summary": "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, an Austrian subsidiary of China-based Wanfeng Aviation since 2017. It was Diamond's first twin engine design, as well as the first new European twin-engine aircraft in its category to be developed in over 25 years. In 2004, the DA42 became the first diesel-powered fixed-wing aircraft to perform a non-stop crossing of the North Atlantic.",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_DA42_Twin_Star",
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-11"
 },
 "license": {
  "drawings": "CC BY 4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Drawing of the Diamond DA42 by AirwayControl Aircraft Library (https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/DA42/), CC BY 4.0"
 },
 "source": "AirwayControl Aircraft Library",
 "updated": "2026-10-11"
}