SEATAC 400 Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Now that I have my new video card I took the Iris DA-42 on a 63nm flight from KAST (Astoria Regional) to KHIO (Portland-Hillsboro). Flew the visual approach to RW 31. Enjoy and thanks for taking a look! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wain 879 Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Nice one Richard..hreat pics.. great detail.. bet you are pleased with your new card... Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 The new card makes a big difference, nice and crisp shots. Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Wow, very impressive Richard! Link to post Share on other sites
needles 1,013 Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Isn't the 42 a superb little aircraft Richard? I love it and the Oregon scenery is a treat also. Thanks for the pics. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Very nicely done. We see a lot of those round here going and out of Goodwood. Talk about noisy buggers! No idea what engines they use but certainly noisier than the usual stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Al, you piqued my curiosity about the DA42 engines. I went to the site for the real aircraft and came up with this. Twin 170hp Jet fuel AE300 Engines The turbocharged Austro AE300 jet fuel piston engines perfectly match the DA42’s aerodynamically efficient airframe, burning less than 17 gph, combined, at a high speed cruise of 190 ktas, and less than 11 gph overall in a typical flight training environment. Control is jet-engine simple, with each engine / propeller combination controlled by a single power lever and power settings displayed in % power. Simplified power control means that you can focus on more important things and that is not just more convenient, but safer too. The DA42’s AE300 170 hp jet fuel piston engines have been in service in Diamond’s DA40 and DA42 since 2009. With over 1,200 engines in service and a total fleet time of well over 600,000 hrs as of November 2015, the AE300 has proven itself to be smooth, reliable and efficient. They avoid the use of the word "Diesel" at the Diamond site so I was wondering if these are spark-ignition engines that are somehow de-tuned to burn kerosene. I looked further and found them on someone elses site referred to as... - - - two 1.7-liter (103.1-cubic-inch displacement) Jet A- fueled, four-cylinder compression-ignition (diesel) engines ...so, yep, Diesels for sure. And that, boys and girls, is why they sound different. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 DA (Diesel Appointed)-42. Very interesting, had no idea anyone used diesels in aircraft. Cool. Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) The real DA42 is powered by Diamond's 3rd Generation Austro Turbo Diesel Engine. The Lycoming IO-360 engine is also available as an option. The Iris version is powered by Thielert TAE 125-01 Centurion 1.7 engines. Edited July 7, 2016 by SEATAC Link to post Share on other sites
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