Diamond DA20

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Diamond Aircraft DA20

Type

The Diamond DA20 is a two-seat tricycle gear general aviation aircraft designed for flight training. In addition to its role as a civil and military training aircraft, it is also used for personal flying by pilot-owners.

History

The first DA20 was the Rotax 912 powered A1 Katana produced in Canada in 1994. It was the first Diamond aircraft available for sale in North America. During 1998 Diamond sold the new DA20 C1 under the name of Katana which would later be changed to the Evolution and finally the Eclipse.

Production of the Continental IO-240-B3B powered C1 Evolution and Eclipse models began in 1998, also in Canada.

Production of the A1 Katana is complete but the DA20-C1 is still being constructed in 2007

General characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 7.16 m (23 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 10.87 m (35 ft 8 in)
• Height: 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 11.61 m² (125 ft²)
• Empty weight: 529 kg (1,166 lb)
• Useful load: 271 kg in the USA and Canada; 221 kg elsewhere (597 lb / 487 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 800 kg in the USA and Canada; 750 kg elsewhere (1,764 lb / 1,653 lb)
• Powerplant: 1× Continental IO-240-B Fixed pitch Hoffman, Sesenich, 93 kW (125 hp)

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