Diamond DA42 M-NG, Diamond Twin Star, Reg. G-TJAE, Serial No. 42-033, close-up pilot view, air-to-air, Sleapkosh, Shropshire 2024

Close-up air-to-air photograph of a Diamond DA42 M-NG Twin Star, registration G-TJAE, serial number 42-033, in flight near Sleapkosh, Shropshire, during 2024. The DA42 M-NG is a twin-engine, low-wing aircraft constructed from composite materials and used for military training and surveillance. It features a glass cockpit, retractable tricycle landing gear, and a T-tail. Power is supplied by two Austro Engine AE300 liquid-cooled, four-cylinder turbo-diesel engines driving constant-speed propellers. The image focuses on the cockpit, forward fuselage, and wing roots in level flight.