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A new breath of life has invigorated the piston twin airplane market in the last couple of years, with new models from Tecnam (the P2012) joining the P2006T, and the Diamond DA42 and DA62 taking their designs into tomorrow. Also within this category, legends such as the Beechcraft G58 Baron and Piper Seneca offer options for fans of those manufacturers. 

Beechcraft

Baron G58

Base Price$1,491,000Engine2 x Continental IO-550-N
Seats6Max Takeoff Weight5,500 lbs.
Useful Load1,559 lbs.Fuel Burn34 gph
Max Speed202 ktasMax Range1,480 nm
Stall Speed3 kcasTakeoff Distance1,373 ft.
Landing Distance1,440 ft.  Back to Top 

 

Diamond

DA42

Base Price$887,900Engine2 x Austro AE300 (diesel)
Seats4Max Takeoff Weight4,407 lbs.
Useful Load1,299 lbs.Fuel Burn10.4 gph
Max Speed197 ktasMax Range1,215 nm
Stall Speed61 kcasTakeoff Distance919 ft.
Landing Distance1,115 ft.  Back to Top 

 

Diamond

DA62

Base Price$1,135,000Engine2 x Austro AE300 (diesel)
Seats7Max Takeoff Weight5,071 lbs.
Useful Load1,565 lbs.Fuel Burn11.8 gph
Max Speed192 ktasMax Range1,283 nm
Stall Speed68 kcasTakeoff Distance1,574 ft.
Landing Distance1,447 ft.  Back to Top 

Piper

Seneca

Base Price$1,061,000Engine2 x Continental TSIO-360-RB
Seats6Max Takeoff Weight4,750 lbs.
Useful Load1,331 lbs.Fuel Burn24 gph
Max Speed200 ktasMax Range828 nm
Stall Speed67 kiasTakeoff Distance1,707 ft.
Landing Distance2,180 ft.  Back to Top 

 

Tecnam

P2006T

Base Price $605,710 Engine 2 x Rotax 912 S3
Seats 4 Max Takeoff Weight 2,712 lbs.
Useful Load 906 lbs. Fuel Burn 9 gph
Max Speed 150 ktas Max Range 669 nm
Stall Speed 55 kcas Takeoff Distance 988 ft.
Landing Distance 758 ft.  Back to Top 
 

Tecnam

P2012 Traveller

Base Price $2,681,800 Engine 2 x Lycoming TEO-540-C1A
Seats 2 + 9 Max Takeoff Weight 7,937 lbs.
Useful Load 3,073 lbs. Fuel Burn 39 gph
Max Speed 194 ktas Max Range 950 nm
Stall Speed 69 kcas Takeoff Distance 1,247 ft.
Landing Distance 968 ft.  Back to Top 
 

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