Diamond DV20 Katana
The original Austrian Katana from 1993: a two-seat composite trainer with T-tail, bubble canopy and an 80 hp Rotax 912 driving a variable-pitch prop. It led to the Continental-powered DA20.
Performance
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 161 kt
- Service ceiling
- 13,120 ft
Fuel
- Fuel type
- MOGAS (unleaded car fuel) · AVGAS 100LL
- Usable fuel
- 77 l
- Total capacity
- 79 l
- Fuselage tank
- 79 l
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 16 l/h
- Endurance
- 4 h 50 min
- Usable fuel weighs
- 57 kg
Fuel burn at 75% power, 4,000 ft. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the burn, with no reserve.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 454 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 454 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete · Grass
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 730 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Analog gauges
- Systems
- Constant-speed propeller
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 1
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 730 kg
- Max landing weight
- 730 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- LAPL(A) · PPL(A)
- Class rating
- SEP (land)
- Extra training or endorsements
- Variable-pitch propeller
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Diamond
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- ICAO type designator
- DV20
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 1993
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2020 · 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 7.16 m
- Wingspan
- 10.78 m
- Height
- 2.1 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.05 m
- Propeller diameter
- 1.7 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Diamond DV20 KatanaLength 7.16 m
- Cessna 150MLength 7.29 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- White arc: flaps may be used
- Green arc: normal operating range
- Yellow arc: caution, smooth air only
- Red line: never exceed
- 38 kt
- 43 kt
- 104 kt
- 81 kt
- 117 kt
- 161 kt
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the Diamond DV20 Katana in the simulator
Practise your radio calls with this aircraft type in the AI ATC simulator.
