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Sat, Jul 24, 2004

DA42 Twin Star Inbound!

This Could Be the BIG Hit At Oshkosh 2004!

One of the most breathlessly awaited new airplanes to visit North America in YEARS has arrived.

Diamond's exciting new DA42 Twin Star has arrived at the London Ontario factory on its way to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for its North American debut at EAA AirVenture.

The Twin Star left Diamond's Wiener Neustadt factory on Tuesday July 20th and arrived in London Ontario Thursday evening. Total flight time was just under 28 hours and the route included stops in Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, Nunavut and northern Quebec. The last nonstop leg from Kuujjuaq, Quebec to London, Ontario, battling extreme headwinds, took 7 hrs 45 minutes over a distance of over 1100 nautical miles. Total fuel burn for the 4508 nm transatlantic trip from Wiener Neustadt to London was a remarkable 312 gallons of Jet-A1, for an average fuel burn of 5.6 gph/engine.

Maximum altitude was 20,000 ft.

At left below, Christian Dries, CEO, greets pilot Gerard Guillaumaud on arrival at the Diamond Flight Centre. Dr. Dries had followed the Twin Star in his King Air 200. Mr. Guillaumaud reported that, “This is the aircraft to do such a long trip. It was very comfortable and quiet with little vibration.”

The DA42 will be at the Diamond Aircraft display at EAA Airventure, July 27th through August 2nd.

FMI: www.diamondair.com

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