Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1

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The Diamond DA-20 Katana, a pioneering all-composite trainer aircraft, revolutionized flight training in North America by introducing European composite construction techniques to the general aviation market. First flown on March 16, 1991, it is a low-wing, single-engine monoplane that seats two occupants with either 80-horsepower Rotax or 125-horsepower Continental engines. With a maximum takeoff weight of 1,764 pounds and a service ceiling of 13,000 feet, the aircraft has achieved over 1,000 deliveries since production began in 1994. The DA-20 was developed by Diamond Aircraft Industries, originally founded as Hoffmann Flugzeugbau in Austria.