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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 $1,491,000 Engine 2 x Continental IO-550-N Seats 6 Max Takeoff Weight 5,500 lbs. Useful Load 1,559 lbs. Fuel Burn 34 gph Max Speed 202 ktas Max Range 1,480 nm Stall Speed 3 kcas Takeoff Distance 1,373 ft. Landing Distance 1,440 ft. Back to Top
Diamond
DA42 Base Price $887,900 Engine 2 x Austro AE300 (diesel) Seats 4 Max Takeoff Weight 4,407 lbs. Useful Load 1,299 lbs. Fuel Burn 10.4 gph Max Speed 197 ktas Max Range 1,215 nm Stall Speed 61 kcas Takeoff Distance 919 ft. Landing Distance 1,115 ft. Back to Top
Diamond
DA62 Base Price $1,135,000 Engine 2 x Austro AE300 (diesel) Seats 7 Max Takeoff Weight 5,071 lbs. Useful Load 1,565 lbs. Fuel Burn 11.8 gph Max Speed 192 ktas Max Range 1,283 nm Stall Speed 68 kcas Takeoff Distance 1,574 ft. Landing Distance 1,447 ft. Back to Top
Piper
Seneca Base Price $1,061,000 Engine 2 x Continental TSIO-360-RB Seats 6 Max Takeoff Weight 4,750 lbs. Useful Load 1,331 lbs. Fuel Burn 24 gph Max Speed 200 ktas Max Range 828 nm Stall Speed 67 kias Takeoff Distance 1,707 ft. Landing Distance 2,180 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
