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Diamond Aircraft - Light weight with more horsepowerPosted at December 15th, 2010 in DiamondThe functioning of aircrafts is very different from those of automobiles. For a car to reach high speeds there should be a bigger power plant, as bigger as possible. Invention of V8 wasn’t the only stop for bigger car engines. The latest bigger engines found on cars are the W12 and V12 engine found on world’s fastest car Buggati. For cars logic is simple get bigger engine to work and reach high speed. This is not the case with aircrafts. Aircrafts can’t be loaded with bigger displacement engines as it makes the plane heavier and which it instead of going fast slows down. This is the place where aero dynamics comes in. With bigger engines on plane, increases fuel consumption and emission. So there is a need to build something that is a perfect blend of horsepower and aerodynamics. Diamond knows best, how to make [...]
Review of the Diamond DA40 AircraftPosted at October 27th, 2010 in DiamondThe Austrian Diamond Star (or the DA40) is a single engine four-seater monoplane (light aircraft category) manufactured using composite alloys. With production houses in Canada and Austria, it was developed by Diamond Aircraft Industries. In fact, the DA 40 has evolved from its two-seat predecessor known as the DA20. The early DA20 was a resounding success. The company picked up from its trails and came up with the current Diamond DA40, an innovative model, equipped with four seats. It is a low-wing aircraft (cantilever) produced from an admixture of materials. This Diamond aircraft has a “T” tail and a constant nose and wheel landing equipment. The prototype, commonly called the DA40 V1 was powered by Rotax (R-914) first scaled the skies in 1997, November 5th. This was soon followed by a second experimental prototype (OE-VPE [...]