| For Immediate Release
23. July 2004
DA42 Twin Star Inbound!
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 Below,
Christian Dries, CEO, greets pilot Gerard Guillaumaud on arrival at the Diamond
Flight Centre. Mr. Dries had followed the DA42 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 Twin Star (EASA certification was handed in May 2004 at
the Berlin Airshow) can be seen at the Diamond Aircraft display at EAA
Airventure, July 27th through August 2nd.
| Further Information:
Sylvia Mandl
Marketing Director
Phone: +43-2622-26 700-352
Fax:+43-2622-26780
E-mail: s.mandl@diamond-air.at |
Christian Dries, CEO, greets pilot Gerard Guillaumaud on arrival
at the Diamond Flight Centre.
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