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Diamond DA40-XLS for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020 Gets Release Date

Giuseppe Nelvaby Giuseppe Nelva
January 28, 2025
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Today developer Cows announced the release date of its upcoming Diamond DA40-XLS for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020.

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The aircraft will be released on Orbx Direct on January 30, 2025, so the wait is basically at its end. It’s worth mentioning that it’ll also come to X-Plane, but we don’t know when.

The announcement came with a new trailer and a few new screenshots have been published. You can check them all out below.

Microsoft Flight Simulator Diamond

Here’s what you can expect from the visuals and animations.

  • Light-baked photorealistic reflections and ray-traced shadows & lighting textures
  • Faithful exterior model cross-referenced with hundreds of pictures
  • Intricate interior model featuring moderate and heavy wear
  • Two interior options of black panel/standard grey furnishings
  • Subtle and photorealistic photo-overlays for incredible lifelike textures
  • All placards sourced and positioned from Diamond maintenance manuals
  • Exterior features realistic moderate to heavy dirt/wear, matching reference DA40
  • Fiberglass scratching on the fuselage, wings, and empennage
  • Realistic bug splatter on the leading edge of wings, cowlings, and various other areas referenced from local DA40
  • Subtle panel vibrations during ignition, takeoff, and landing to include free-castering nose gear shimmy

The flight model is described as follows:

  • Accurate Performance and handling with over 1000 hours of testing from DA40 pilots, students, and instructors
  • Replicated performance and behaviors on maneuvers from FAA’s Commercial Airplane ACS to include: Lazy Eights, Chandelles, Steep Spirals, and 8s-on-Pylons
  • Accurate precision landing performance, descent rate, induced drag, to replicate Short-Field Approach and Landings, Power-Off 180° Accuracy Approach and Landings
  • Airframe shakes during ground power runs
  • Hot-swappable castering or steerable nose gear

Here are a few points about the avionics.

  • Fully custom DA40 EIS page with Lean assist and interface to control failures and other features
  • Accurate electrical system with circuit breakers, alternator voltage simulation and parasitic losses
  • Custom standby flight instrumentation
  • Custom AFCS and trim system with adjustable speed
  • Custom lighting that warms up and responds to system voltage
  • Engine damage, state saving, and 130+ random failures
  • Automatic localizer back course switching and multiple fixes to native Asobo systems

We then read about the engine simulation.

  • Accurate engine performance in relation to manifold pressure, RPM, and pumping losses
  • Custom combustion simulation for startup
  • Throttle valve, venturi, fuel servo, and induction system simulation
  • Per cylinder: Mixture, Fuel Atomisation, EGT, CHT, Spark, Air and Oil cooling simulation
  • Custom fuel and oil pressure system simulation
  • Per user randomly generated engine variance and behaviors to provide everyone with a unique experience

Last, but not least, we hear about the sounds:

  • Developed from the creator of sounds behind the COWS DA42 Series, FBW A32NX, FlightFX vision jet and others.
  • Dynamic engine, wind, and ground roll sounds
  • Engine sounds differ depending on prop pitch, fuel flow, and speed
  • Dynamic wind sounds, howling sounds in slips and drag noises with flaps
  • Sounds sourced from first-party sources, local DA40
  • Headset simulation

If you’d like to see more, you can also check out this promising aircraft by Diamond in another gallery of screenshot

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