Diamond DA40 Diamond Star

Diamond DA-40 DA40 airplane model. Diamond's DA40 is a low-wing 4-seat composite airplane that is suitable for everything from primary flight training to personal transportation through hard IFR conditions. The airplane can cruise as fast as 140 knots on 9 gallons per hour of fuel through its 4-cylinder 180hp fuel-injected Lycoming engine. The DA40 sells for between $206,000 (conventional instruments, basic Garmin avionics, no autopilot) and $280,000 (Garmin G1000 glass cockpit, autopilot, satellite weather, most of the rest of the options).

Mahogany wood. Scale: 1/24. Wingspan 20 inches, Length 13 inches