Diamond DA40 Diamond Star

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The Diamond DA40 Diamond Star is a family of civil utility airplane, commonly used as military trainers, manufactured by Diamond Aircraft.

The most well-known variants are the DA40 D (sold in Europe, Canada, and Australia as the DA40 TDI) which replaces the base model's 100LL-fueled Lycoming IO-360 M1A engine with a diesel-fueled Thielert TAE 125-01 engine and the DA40 NG which replaces the base model's engine with a Jet A-fueled Austro AE 300 engine.

Summary

“ The Diamond DA40 NG ("Next Generation") first appeared on aviation industry radar back in 2002, a diesel-powered version of the company's critically acclaimed gas-fed DA40 XLT.

When the NG officially hit the U.S. market in 2009, suspicions around diesel power and middling performance, along with a struggling global economy, led to initially cool reception – but in the years since, the aircraft has seen significant enhancement and resurgence in the marketplace.

The greatest improvement is with the DA40 NG's powerplant – a liquid-cooled, inline, four-cylinder Austro AE300 turbodiesel. Based on a Mercedes-Benz auto engine, the Austro generates a solid 168 hp while delivering remarkably fuel-efficient performance, a fitting compliment to the Diamond line's superb handling, versatility, and industry-leading safety record.

With an advanced Garmin G1000 avionics suite, pilots have easy access to a wealth of flight-critical data – instrumentation, navigation, weather, terrain and traffic. An enhanced autopilot system is onboard as well, but with a plane like the DA40 NG, you'll enjoy flying so much you may not want to use it. 		”

Simulator availability

Overview

This asset is available in the following simulators.

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XP12
FGFS2020.3LTS
FS2020 2 1
XP11 2
DCS
P3D 1
XP10 1
FSX 2
FS2004 1

Package listing

The following packages are either included in the base sim or available for purchase/download. Note that the inclusion of packages below is not an endorsement of quality or fitness. Potential buyers are highly encouraged to research payware packages through reviews, videos, or other means before purchasing.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Activities

The Diamond DA40 NG is featured in the following activities.

Included Liveries

The following liveries accompany the included both Asobo models at no additional cost.

  • Default

    Default

  • Aviators Club

    Aviators Club

  • Kenmore

    Kenmore

  • Xbox Aviators Club

    Xbox Aviators Club

  • Test Pilot (Alpha/Beta testers only)

    Test Pilot (Alpha/Beta testers only)

History

World Update IX: Italy & Malta (WU9) (2022-05-17):

Sim Update IX (SU9) (2022-04-26):

  • Navigation lights added
  • Camera no longer crosses the seats in cockpit view
  • No more textures or flickering when Frost is activated (inside and outside)
  • Holes in the cockpit around the doors and windows have been fixed

World Update VIII: Iberia (WU8) (2022-03-24):

World Update VII: Australia (WU7) (2022-01-31):

Sim Update VI (SU6) (2021-10-19):

  • Corrected an issue which prevented the fuel transfer pump from working
  • Fixed LOW FUEL warning not showing for the correct amount of fuel remaining
  • Fixed master knobs not reflecting actual simulated state in some cases

Sim Update V (SU5) (2021-07-27):

  • New livery set available: Aviator Club Xbox

Sim Update IV (SU4) (2021-05-25):

  • [DA40 TDI] Fixed an issue which prevented copilot from autocompleting the Securing Aircraft page

World Update IV: France/Benelux (WU4) (2021-04-13):

Sim Update III (SU3) (2021-03-09):

  • [DA40 NG] Fixed autopilot defaulting on wrong modes

Patch 1.8.3.0 (2020-09-16):

  • [DA40 NG] Fixed missing ALT knob

Alpha 5 (2020-06-11):

  • [DA40 NG] The glass cockpit waypoints now show correctly in the map and on the toolbar
  • [DA40 NG] We corrected the Low Volt displayed after completing the checklist

Alpha 2 (2020-04-01):

  • [DA40 NG] Altitude Knob added on Pilot side G1000
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XP12: All • Included • Payware • Freeware • In development Included • Third-party
FGFS2020.3LTS: All • Included • Freeware • In development Included • Third-party • Launcher
FS2020: All • Included • Payware • Freeware • In development Included • Third-party • Marketplace
XP11: All • Included • Payware • Freeware • In development Included • Third-party
DCS: All • Included • Payware • Freeware • In development Included • Third-party • Marketplace
P3D: All • Included • Payware • Freeware • In development Included • Third-party
XP10: All • Included • Payware • Freeware Included • Third-party
FSX: All • Included • Payware • Freeware Included • Third-party
FS2004: All • Included • Payware • Freeware Included • Third-party
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