Development milestones
First flight: 5 November 1997
Developed from: Diamond DA20
Bibliothèque d'appareilsDiamond DA40
bomberpilot · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Diamond DA40 Diamond Star picturedDiamond DA40
Mechanical stick controls with aerodynamic pitch trim and separately tuned pitch and roll resistance.
General aviationDA4010 choix de profil
Connaître l'avion
The DA40 took the DA20's general concept into a larger cabin. Its low wing, fixed tricycle undercarriage and extensive canopy glazing give it a distinctive appearance. Production has taken place in Austria and Canada, with several engine and equipment developments.
Petrol-engined and diesel-family DA40s differ in engine management and cockpit equipment. The simulator products identify their represented model.
Diamond DA40 NG
- Powerplant
- Austro AE 300 turbodiesel, 168 hp↗
- Seats
- 4↗
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,888 lb (1,310 kg)↗
- Wingspan
- 38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)↗
- Length
- 26 ft 5 in (8.06 m)↗
- Never exceed (Vne)
- 178 KIAS↗
- Maneuvering (Va)
- 108 KIAS at MTOW↗
- Stall, landing config (Vs0)
- ≈49 KCAS↗
- Max cruise
- ≈154 KTAS↗
- Service ceiling
- 16,400 ft↗
- Range
- ≈940 nm at economy cruise↗
- Usable fuel
- ≈39 US gal Jet A↗
En savoir plus sur cet aéronef sur AirframeDB
Familiar fine handling, with a qualified verdict on the diesel
Whiteman approached the Austro-powered DA40 NG with experience of the original prototype and earlier production versions. Flying G-SUEO with its regular demonstration pilot, Mark, he appreciated the simple power control and comfortable seating, although mastering the Garmin displays would require more study. Initial acceleration was strong, but the departure did not deliver the improvement he had hoped for. Retracting the flaps brought a noticeable reduction in the modest early climb.
Once established, the familiar appeal returned: light, well-coordinated controls, a useful mechanical trimwheel and excellent visibility made formation flying and general manoeuvring a pleasure. The aeroplane required continuing right-pedal pressure, which Mark suspected might reflect that particular aircraft's rigging; Whiteman did not establish it as a fleet characteristic. His final assessment remained mixed. He admired the DA40's handling and recognised the diesel's potential economy, while wishing its takeoff and initial climb felt more convincing.
A trainer that rewards coordination and planning
Turner evaluated the DA40 as a prospective training aircraft and found plenty to keep a student engaged. Its low seating position and broad view made the runway feel close, while the initial takeoff required deliberate directional control. In the air, he found the stick easy to adopt and the controls light without becoming vague. Once properly trimmed, the aircraft held its attitude well, but its clean airframe demanded anticipation when levelling off or preparing to descend.
An overcast formed beneath the demonstration flight, so the return included an IFR clearance and vectors to an ILS. That gave Turner a practical opportunity to explore the workload of an instrument approach before breaking into visual conditions for landing. He finished the flight smiling and considered the Diamond a promising trainer for future professional pilots. His praise included the demands it placed on rudder coordination and energy management, alongside reservations about ground ventilation, storage space and the attention required during transition.
Dinner at Santa Paula changes a traditional pilot’s mind
Lee wanted to experience the DA40 XLS on an ordinary outing, so he joined distributor demonstration pilot Robert Stewart for a trip from Long Beach to Santa Paula. The wraparound view immediately impressed him, and he welcomed the manual trimwheel after initially fumbling with electric trim. Climbing out toward the coast, he began to appreciate how much of the surrounding landscape was visible from ahead of the wing.
The journey combined low-speed handling demonstrations, music through the headsets and a look at the Garmin synthetic-vision display before an arrival among Santa Paula's classic aircraft. Lee had expected to dislike a modern composite aeroplane, but found that the technology left plenty of opportunity to enjoy hand-flying. Returning to Long Beach, he was reluctant to walk away.
Sources publiques 16
- Diamond DA40 Diamond StarResearch background · Wikipedia revision 1373674831 · retrieved 2026-09-12
- Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
- MSFS 2024 FAQ and edition aircraft inventory
- MSFS 2020 FAQ and edition aircraft inventory
- Flight test: Diamond DA40 NGPhilip Whiteman · 12 June 2015
- Diamond DA40: Airline Pilot Trainer, Part IIThomas Turner · 27 November 2004
- DA 40 XLS: The Innovator Keeps Getting BetterMarc C. Lee · 24 February 2009
- ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsPublic search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03
- COWS | DA40 SeriesProduct listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
- DA40 Expansion PackProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
- Take Command!: RealSimGear DA40NG, X-AviationProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
- Diamond DA40NG-SimSolutions-DA40Product listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
- Diamond DA40-180 Diamond StarProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
- Diamond DA40 NG AFMRéférence imprimée ou archivée ; aucun lien public
- EASA TCDS A.022Référence imprimée ou archivée ; aucun lien public
- Diamond published dataRéférence imprimée ou archivée ; aucun lien public
Comment le profil le modélise
NHAdrian / Alabeo Alabeo DA40 Expansion Pack
Free + ProX-Plane 12NHAdrian / Alabeo
The DA40 took the DA20's general concept into a larger cabin. Its low wing, fixed tricycle undercarriage and extensive canopy glazing give it a distinctive appearance. Production has taken place in Austria and Canada, with several engine and equipment developments.
This profile selects NHAdrian / Alabeo Alabeo DA40 Expansion Pack for X-Plane 12.
Mechanical linkage motivates airspeed-sensitive stick resistance. Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.
The DA40 elevator tab supplies pitch pressure relief, unlike the DA20’s spring-preload system. Pitch-trim relief is off. Autopilot following is off.
Cette révision précise n’est pas encore autorisée à l’installation publique.
Controls and trim
The DA40’s elevator and ailerons use pushrods, with cables operating the rudder. A Bowden cable drives the elevator trim tab, and electric flaps select their named positions. Lycoming XLS and diesel NG versions retain different propulsion and cockpit equipment.
The selected implementation
NHAdrian’s expansion enables the older Alabeo piston DA40 in XP12; it is separate from a developer-native diesel NG.
About the values
The gains are normalized profile settings. They describe the chosen effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its output limits. IAS references are tuning values rather than operating limits. Physical acceptance of this revision remains pending.
Master gain & control system
Master gain85%
L'échelle globale finale appliquée à tout ce que produit le modèle, avant la limite du périphérique.
Plus : tout (ressort, charges, effets) se renforce ensemble.
Moins : tout s'adoucit ensemble.
Pourquoi ici : Scales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.
Forces
Spring strength74%
La force de rappel de base qui ramène le manche au neutre. Toutes les autres forces s'empilent dessus. Trop faible, le manche paraît mou en vol normal ; trop forte, elle lutte contre la main et masque les signaux plus fins.
Plus : un centrage plus ferme qui résiste davantage à la main.
Moins : un manche plus mou qui ne compte que sur la charge aérodynamique.
Pourquoi ici : Mechanical linkage motivates airspeed-sensitive stick resistance. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 65 KIAS.
Exact product and documentation researchDA40 Expansion PackDiamond-authored DA40NG AFM archived copyDiamond official DA40NG G1000 legacy checklist 21.0Publisher DA40NG v1.2.0 current compatibility and trim changesRealSimGear separate NXi option and aircraft compatibilityDiamond DA40NG-SimSolutions-DA40Diamond DA40-180 Diamond StarDiamond DA40 technical specificationsDA40-180 Diamond StarFlight test: Diamond DA40 NGDA 40 XLS: The Innovator Keeps Getting BetterBuying a Used Aircraft: Diamond DA40 StarSpring deadband4%
Une petite zone neutre autour du centre où le ressort reste muet, pour que les micro-mouvements à l'arrêt ne vibrent pas. Plus large, c'est plus calme mais plus lâche ; plus étroite, plus précis mais parfois nerveux au neutre.
Plus : un centre plus calme mais plus lâche, avec plus de jeu.
Moins : un centre plus serré qui peut vibrer au repos.
Pourquoi ici : Sets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner.
Overall aerodynamic load80%
Une échelle maîtresse sur les deux charges d'axe, appliquée avant leur équilibre individuel. Les profils la laissent en général en place et règlent les deux axes.
Plus : les deux axes chargent plus fort.
Moins : les deux axes s'allègent ensemble.
Pourquoi ici : The aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 130 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring.
Airspeed blendingTrue
Active la fenêtre d'engagement basse vitesse du ressort (début/plein en nœuds ci-dessus). Désactivé, le ressort est constant à toute vitesse.
Pourquoi ici : Allows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it.
Low-speed spring floor55%
La part du ressort qui survit à l'arrêt, avant que la vitesse ne crée la moindre force aérodynamique. Un plancher haut garde le manche ferme au parking ; un plancher bas donne le jeu de câbles d'un avion léger au parking.
Plus : un manche plus ferme au parking et au roulage.
Moins : un manche mou au parking qui ne s'éveille qu'avec la vitesse.
Pourquoi ici : Sets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength.
Spring engagement start8 kt
La vitesse à laquelle le ressort quitte son plancher basse vitesse vers la pleine raideur : le début du réveil des commandes au roulage de décollage.
Pourquoi ici : Sets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit.
Spring engagement full65 kt
La vitesse où le ressort atteint sa pleine raideur. Entre le début et ce point, le centrage se raffermit avec le vent relatif.
Pourquoi ici : Sets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.
Vitesse de réglage des forces130
La vitesse indiquée où la charge aérodynamique atteint son niveau de conception. Elle ancre toute la courbe au domaine réel : un 172 charge dès 110 nœuds, un jet bien plus tard.
Plus : les charges arrivent plus tard ; le manche reste léger jusqu'à plus vite.
Moins : les charges arrivent plus tôt et la croisière pèse davantage.
Pourquoi ici : Sets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.
Centre firmness vs speed15%
Combien le centrage lui-même se raidit avec la vitesse, en plus des charges de braquage. Zéro garde un centre constant ; plus fait centrer dur en croisière et souple en tour de piste.
Plus : un centre qui durcit nettement avec la vitesse.
Moins : une sensation de centre constante à toute vitesse.
Pourquoi ici : The high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 65 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5.
Centre stiffening cap5
La limite haute du raidissement lié à la vitesse, pour que le vol très rapide ne remonte pas le ressort sans borne.
Plus : plus de raidissement total permis à haute vitesse.
Moins : le raidissement se bride plus tôt.
Pourquoi ici : Limits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap.
Aileron load72%
La charge de roulis soutenue issue du braquage d'ailerons et de la vitesse, équilibrée indépendamment du tangage. Avec la charge de profondeur, elle fixe l'harmonie des commandes dont parlent les essais.
Plus : des efforts de roulis plus lourds.
Moins : des ailerons plus légers, plus vifs.
Pourquoi ici : Roll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.
Elevator load100%
La charge de tangage soutenue issue du braquage de profondeur et de la vitesse, équilibrée indépendamment du roulis. Le levier principal du poids en tangage d'un type. Il ne touche ni ailerons, ni ressort, ni trim, ni buffet.
Plus : des efforts de tangage soutenus plus lourds en vitesse.
Moins : une profondeur plus légère, moins musclée à tenir.
Pourquoi ici : Scales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.
Max output force55%
Un plafond par force stable de tangage ou roulis avant le périphérique : la garde contre le claquement ou la saturation du matériel en manœuvre forte.
Plus : des pics de force stable plus élevés avant écrêtage.
Moins : un plafond plus doux ; les manœuvres dures s'aplatissent plus tôt.
Pourquoi ici : Caps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.
Trim
Trim relief (elevator)0%
Combien le trim de profondeur soulage l'effort tenu et déplace le point de repos du manche. À 100 %, un avion bien compensé ne demande aucune pression : le geste réel de compenser la charge.
Plus : le trim retire plus d'effort tenu ; à 100 %, plein trim l'annule.
Moins : vous continuez à tenir de l'effort même compensé.
Pourquoi ici : The DA40 elevator tab supplies pitch pressure relief, unlike the DA20’s spring-preload system. Pitch relief is off, with stored authority 0; roll authority is 0.
Exact product and documentation researchDA40 Expansion PackDiamond-authored DA40NG AFM archived copyDiamond official DA40NG G1000 legacy checklist 21.0Publisher DA40NG v1.2.0 current compatibility and trim changesRealSimGear separate NXi option and aircraft compatibilityDiamond DA40NG-SimSolutions-DA40Diamond DA40-180 Diamond StarDiamond DA40 technical specificationsDA40-180 Diamond StarFlight test: Diamond DA40 NGDA 40 XLS: The Innovator Keeps Getting BetterBuying a Used Aircraft: Diamond DA40 StarTrim relief (aileron)0%
Le même soulagement pour le trim de roulis. La plupart des avions légers n'ont pas de vrai trim d'ailerons, donc zéro ; les types qui en ont reçoivent une valeur adaptée.
Plus : le trim de roulis retire plus d'effort tenu.
Moins : le trim de roulis fait moins.
Pourquoi ici : Scales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response.
Effect gains · Ground
Runway rumble40%
Vibration de roulement issue de la vitesse des roues et du revêtement : la texture du bitume, de l'herbe ou du gravier sous le train.
Plus : une texture de surface plus forte dans le manche.
Moins : un roulage plus lisse.
Pourquoi ici : Sets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration.
Gear bumps25%
Chocs courts et distincts des joints, ornières et surfaces rugueuses : la ponctuation au-dessus du grondement continu.
Plus : des chocs plus nets des joints et ornières.
Moins : des détails de sol plus doux.
Pourquoi ici : Sets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact.
Effect gains · Airframe
Stall buffet35%
Buffet de cellule à l'approche du décrochage et pendant l'avertisseur : la voix de cette aile quand elle est mécontente. Les types à décrochage franc reçoivent un buffet modéré, le klaxon porte l'alerte.
Plus : un tremblement pré-décrochage plus fort.
Moins : une aile plus discrète ; le klaxon porte l'alerte.
Pourquoi ici : Sets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings.
Mach buffet0%
Buffet transsonique près de la limite de Mach. Parlant pour les jets près de MMO, zéro pour pistons et turbopropulseurs qui n'y vont jamais.
Plus : un buffet transsonique plus fort près de la limite de Mach.
Moins : un vol plus lisse à haut Mach.
Pourquoi ici : Sets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate.
Flap buffet0%
Vibration basse fréquence de cellule avec les volets dans le vent, dans la fenêtre où ils travaillent vraiment l'air.
Plus : un vol plus rugueux volets au travail.
Moins : des volets d'approche plus doux.
Pourquoi ici : Sets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate.
Gear buffet0%
Le tambourinement du train rentrant sorti dans le flux. Zéro pour les trains fixes, dont la cellule ne change jamais de forme.
Plus : plus de tambourinement train sorti.
Moins : un vol train sorti plus propre.
Pourquoi ici : Sets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate.
Stick shaker50%
Le vibreur de manche dédié, déclenché par l'avertisseur de décrochage de l'avion. Seuls les types à vrai vibreur reçoivent une valeur ; les autres comptent sur buffet et klaxon.
Plus : un vibreur plus dur.
Moins : un vibreur plus discret.
Pourquoi ici : Sets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled.
Effect gains · Engine, mechanical & drag
Touchdown thump65%
Le coup unique au toucher, proportionnel au taux de chute : un kiss se murmure, une arrivée ferme cogne.
Plus : un coup plus dur au toucher.
Moins : des arrivées plus douces.
Pourquoi ici : Sets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse.
Reverse rumble0%
Vibration de roulage sous inversion de poussée ou plage bêta. Zéro pour les types sans reverse.
Plus : un roulage plus rugueux sous reverse.
Moins : une reverse plus discrète.
Pourquoi ici : Sets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue.
Engine rumble12%
Vibration continue du moteur suivant le régime du ralenti à la pleine puissance : le rappel permanent que quelque chose brûle du carburant devant.
Plus : plus de moteur dans le manche.
Moins : un moteur plus discret.
Pourquoi ici : Sets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration.
Flap motion12%
Vibration continue seulement pendant que le simulateur signale les volets réellement en mouvement. Elle suit la course réelle et les pannes, pas un minuteur estimé.
Plus : plus de vibration volets en mouvement.
Moins : des courses de volets plus discrètes.
Pourquoi ici : Sets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue.
Autopilot follow
AP follow authority10%
Jusqu'où les ordres du pilote automatique peuvent bouger le manche physique. Minuscule dans MSFS, où un axe déplacé peut être relu comme entrée pilote ; zéro coupe le suivi.
Plus : le pilote automatique bouge visiblement plus votre manche.
Moins : un suivi à peine perceptible.
Pourquoi ici : Sets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply.
Stick feel
StickFeel · Trim feel enabledFalse
Whether this feature is active in this profile.
Pourquoi ici : Retained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.
StickFeel · Trim relief enabledFalse
Whether this feature is active in this profile.
Pourquoi ici : Allows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.
StickFeel · Force trim enabledFalse
Whether this feature is active in this profile.
Pourquoi ici : Enables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification.
StickFeel · G load enabledTrue
Whether this feature is active in this profile.
Pourquoi ici : Allows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it.
StickFeel · Rate damping enabledTrue
Whether this feature is active in this profile.
Pourquoi ici : Enables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law.
Autopilot
Autopilot · Follow enabledFalse
Whether this feature is active in this profile.
Pourquoi ici : Autopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Autopilot · Neutral hold enabledFalse
Whether this feature is active in this profile.
Pourquoi ici : Permits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.
Autopilot · Neutral hold strength0.6
Pourquoi ici : Sets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled.
Aero
Aero · EnabledTrue
Whether this feature is active in this profile.
Pourquoi ici : Enables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions.
Aero · Max flap index3
Where this effect reaches full strength (or has fully faded, for washouts).
Plus : a more gradual build to a later peak.
Moins : a quicker build.
Pourquoi ici : Sets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3.
Aero · Min flap index2
Where this effect begins fading in.
Plus : the effect begins later.
Moins : it begins earlier.
Pourquoi ici : Sets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees.
Aero · Shaker enabledFalse
Whether this feature is active in this profile.
Pourquoi ici : Permits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment.
Ground
Ground · EnabledTrue
Whether this feature is active in this profile.
Pourquoi ici : Enables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry.
Engine
Engine · EnabledTrue
Whether this feature is active in this profile.
Pourquoi ici : Enables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry.
Mechanical
Mechanical · EnabledTrue
Whether this feature is active in this profile.
Pourquoi ici : Enables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement.
Mechanical · Gain0
The strength of this effect.
Plus : a stronger effect.
Moins : a weaker one.
Pourquoi ici : Sets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects.
Tous les réglages du profil
| Paramètre | Valeur | Ce que cela contrôle et pourquoi |
|---|---|---|
| Spring strength | 0.74 | Mechanical linkage motivates airspeed-sensitive stick resistance. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 65 KIAS. |
| Spring deadband | 0.04 | Sets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner. |
| Force gain | 0.8 | The aerodynamic-load gain is 0.8 with an indicated-speed reference of 130 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring. |
| Master gain | 0.85 | Scales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits. |
| Dynamic-pressure blend | True | Allows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it. |
| Minimum spring factor | 0.55 | Sets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength. |
| Spring wake-up speed | 8 kt | Sets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit. |
| Spring full-strength speed | 65 kt | Sets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it. |
| Vitesse de réglage des forces | 130 kt | Sets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit. |
| Airspeed spring stiffening | 0.15 | The high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.15. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 65 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5. |
| Airspeed stiffening cap | 5 | Limits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap. |
| Aileron force scale | 0.72 | Roll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled. |
| Elevator force scale | 1.0 | Scales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings. |
| Maximum output force | 0.55 | Caps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate. |
| StickFeel · Trim feel enabled | False | Retained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement. |
| StickFeel · Trim relief enabled | False | Allows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount. |
| StickFeel · Elevator authority | 0 | The DA40 elevator tab supplies pitch pressure relief, unlike the DA20’s spring-preload system. Pitch relief is off, with stored authority 0; roll authority is 0. |
| StickFeel · Aileron authority | 0 | Scales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response. |
| StickFeel · Force trim enabled | False | Enables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification. |
| StickFeel · G load enabled | True | Allows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it. |
| StickFeel · Rate damping enabled | True | Enables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law. |
| Autopilot · Follow enabled | False | Autopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel. |
| Autopilot · Follow authority | 0.1 | Sets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply. |
| Autopilot · Neutral hold enabled | False | Permits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target. |
| Autopilot · Neutral hold strength | 0.6 | Sets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled. |
| Aero · Enabled | True | Enables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions. |
| Aero · Gain | 0.35 | Sets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings. |
| Aero · Gain | 0 | Sets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate. |
| Aero · Gain | 0 | Sets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate. |
| Aero · Max flap index | 3 | Sets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3. |
| Aero · Min flap index | 2 | Sets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees. |
| Aero · Gain | 0 | Sets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate. |
| Aero · Shaker enabled | False | Permits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment. |
| Aero · Amplitude | 0.5 | Sets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled. |
| Ground · Enabled | True | Enables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry. |
| Ground · Gain | 0.4 | Sets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration. |
| Ground · Gain | 0.25 | Sets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact. |
| Ground · Gain | 0.65 | Sets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse. |
| Ground · Gain | 0 | Sets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue. |
| Engine · Enabled | True | Enables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry. |
| Engine · Gain | 0.12 | Sets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration. |
| Mechanical · Enabled | True | Enables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement. |
| Mechanical · Gain | 0.12 | Sets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue. |
| Mechanical · Gain | 0 | Sets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects. |
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- DA40 Expansion PackExact product and reviewed configuration passagesProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
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- DA40-180 Diamond StarDiamond DA40
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- Diamond DA40: Airline Pilot Trainer, Part IIThomas Turner · 27 November 2004
- ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsPublic search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03
- Take Command!: RealSimGear DA40NG, X-AviationProduct listing captured 2026-09-23; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
- Diamond DA40 NG AFMRéférence imprimée ou archivée ; aucun lien public
- EASA TCDS A.022Référence imprimée ou archivée ; aucun lien public
- Diamond published dataRéférence imprimée ou archivée ; aucun lien public
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| Avion | Profil | Simulateur | Matériel | Added | Reviews | Discussion | Téléchargements | Open profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DA40-NG AsoboDA40 | DA40-NG Asobo by TheMomiX | MSFS | PicoWinder SideWinder Force Feedback Pro | 1 replyjuil. 27 | 506 |