A Diamond DA42 Twin Star, a four seat, twin engine, propeller-driven airplane manufactured by Diamond Aircraft Industries.

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Manufactured in Austria, the DA42 Twin Star was certified in Europe in 2004 and in the United States in 2005. The airplane is made of carbon composite material. It is equipped with a Garmin G1000 glass cockpit. The DA42 Twin Star was the first diesel-powered fixed-wing aircraft to make a non-stop crossing of the North Atlantic, in hours, with an average fuel consumption of litres ( imp gal; US gal) per hour ( litres ( imp gal; US gal) per hour per engine). In June 2010 a DA42 powered by Austro AE300 engines became the first aircraft to be publicly flown on algae-derived jet fuel.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Elstree, England.
Photo credit: © Rob Carter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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