Lol Erik you are one-upping my idea! I wasn't really asking for extra power ( I think the regular DA40 can do 150 KTAS on 9 GPH), and RG but why not since we are dreaming? You are absolutely right: RG is not very difficult for Diamond since they already have a design to steal in house.Erik wrote:Antoine what scared you about the diesel DA40?
I bet the retractable DA40 VI with that exact engine combination would be a 190 to 195 airplane - with TKS. Call it the DA40TR VI (For turbo retractable).
They would have a *small" issue with the DA40's ridiculously low limiting speeds. But since the purpose of the debate is just to demonstrate that Diamond are not far off making the ultimate single and that it is more a matter of available funds and return on investment... no problem!
To answer your question about the DA40-TDI. It was the 1.7 Thielert motor and I got two engine alarms from the ECU including one in short final. As a freshly soloed student pilot, you don't want to deal with this kind of stuff.
No one ever explained to me what the ECU wanted to say and I decided this was not something I wanted to experience again > back to good old PA28 and carb heat...
In fairness to Thielert / Centurion, this was a long time ago and I know they got much better.
Tommy - sorry I missed that before: congratulations on your MEI! Now that's one nice step forward.