Diamond DA20 Katana

what is it?

The Diamond DV20/DA20 Katana is an Austrian-designed two-seat general aviation light aircraft. Developed and manufactured by Diamond Aircraft, it was originally produced in Austria as the DV20. The DV20 shares many features from the earlier Diamond HK36 Super Dimona.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 256 km/hcruise speed
• range 1,013 kmwithout refuelling
• size 800 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,000made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 35 years ago, in 1991.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.9 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,013 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1991

introduced

1992

status

still flying

number built

1,000

role

two-seat light aircraft

origin

Austria (DV20)

makers

Diamond Aircraft Industries

engines

1× Continental IO-240-B3B / Rotax 912

length

7.2 m

wingspan

10.9 m

height

2.2 m

max take-off weight

800 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

256 km/h

range

1,013 km

ceiling

3,999 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.