Diamond Twins Reborn

Monday, December 14, 2009 at 07:00 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Diamond Air innovation gives birth to a pair of modified DA42 twin engines: the Lycoming-powered L360 and the Austro diesel-powered NG2.

Diamond Austro-powered DA42 NG Robert Goyer

Activity at Diamond’s Ontario factory is on the rise again. Robert Goyer

You can tell the difference between the Austro-powered DA42 NG and the Lycoming-powered DA42 L360 by looking at the cowlings. Robert Goyer

The Austro cowls are angular and much larger while the Lycoming enclosures are sleek and streamlined. Robert Goyer

Lycoming-powered DA42 L360 Robert Goyer

The contrast between the muscular Austro engines and sleekly cowled Thielerts (shown) is evident. Robert Goyer

The G1000 panel of the NG has the GFC700 autopilot and WAAS, with SVT soon to come. Robert Goyer

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