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. |
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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) [edit] | |||||||||||||||||||
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DA40 NG | Asobo |
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DA40 TDI | Asobo |
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| Freeware
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DA40 NG | mrtommymxr @Flightsim.to | |||||||||||||||||
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DA40 NG | SimSolutions @iniBuilds | |||||||||||||||||
| Payware
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DA40-180 | Shade Tree @X-Plane.org | |||||||||||||||||
| X-Plane 10 [edit] | |||||||||||||||||||
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DA40 | Carenado |
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| Microsoft Flight Simulator X / Prepar3D v1-v3[edit] | |||||||||||||||||||
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DA40 | Lionheart | |||||||||||||||||
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DA40 | Carenado |
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| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 [edit] | |||||||||||||||||||
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DA40 | Sonja Michelle Thomas | |||||||||||||||||
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)[]
Activities[]
The Diamond DA40 NG is featured in the following activities.
- Discovery Flight — Naples, Italy
- Discovery Flight — Vercors & Ecrins Parks, France
- Discovery Flight — Melbourne, Australia
- Discovery Flight — Barcelona, Spain
- Discovery Flight — Florence, Italy
- Bush Trip — Bordeaux to Mont Blanc
- Bush Trip — Discover Sweden
Included Liveries[]
The following liveries accompany the included both Asobo models at no additional cost.
History[]
- Added one Discovery Flight using this aircraft:
- Florence, Italy
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):
- Added one Discovery Flight using this aircraft:
- Barcelona, Spain
World Update VII: Australia (WU7) (2022-01-31):
- Added one Discovery Flight using this aircraft:
- Melbourne, Australia
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):
- [DA40 NG] Updated speed, ground roll and fuel consumption
- [DA40 NG] Added a Bush Trip using this aircraft:
- Bordeaux to Mont Blanc, France
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
| Sim | Airplanes by simulator availability | Airplanes by source | |||||||
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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 | |||