Diamond DA20
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| Type: | Light aircraft |
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The DA20 Katana / DV20 Katana is a two-seat light aircraft from the Austrian manufacturer Diamond Aircraft . It is made in both Austria and Canada .
construction
The aircraft is a further development of the HK36 touring motor glider and therefore has very good aerodynamic properties. It differs from the motor glider with a wingspan of 16.3 meters mainly in the shorter span of 10.9 meters and the missing airbrakes .
The differentiation between the DA20 and DV20 versions is not technically decisive. Based on the successful DV20 Katana, which has been built in Wiener Neustadt since 1993 , Diamond Aircraft Canada developed, certified and produced a light, two-seat composite aircraft in 1994: the DA20 Katana. The aircraft is mainly made of fiber-reinforced plastic and is known for its economy. Therefore, it is used as a training aircraft for private and commercial pilots. The DA20-A1 (DV20-A1) with a Rotax engine that can be operated with both MoGas and AvGas is widely used in Germany . The DA20-C1 with an engine from Teledyne Continental , on the other hand, which is less common in Germany , requires AVGAS / 100LL . This version is particularly common in North America.
The big sister of the Katana is the four-seater DA40 motorized aircraft , which can be equipped with a petrol or diesel engine.
Incidents
- On July 20, 2008, a DV20 Katana crashed shortly after take-off from Schwenningen airfield from a height of about fifteen meters in knife flight position with the right wing first. The 47-year-old pilot was killed in the impact and the machine was destroyed.
- On June 30, 2015, shortly after take-off from Frankfurt-Egelsbach airfield, a DA-20-A1 Katana collided with the overhead line of the railway line at the end of the runway and then fell on a passing freight train. A cable harness of the overhead line was torn off over a length of around 150 meters. The 64-year-old pilot was seriously injured in the accident and his passenger was fatally injured.
- On February 2, 2017, the two occupants of a DA-20 katana were fatally injured in a crash near Melle .
- On July 7, 2020, a DV20 Katana crashed in the local area of Wals-Siezenheim . The pilot and his student pilot were uninjured.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | DV20 | DA20-A1 | DA20-C1 | DV20 E |
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| length | 7.16 m | 7.17 m | 7.15 m | |
| span | 10.78 m | 10.84 m | 10.87 m | |
| height | 2.10 m | 2.19 m | 2.10 m | |
| Wing area | 11.6 m² | |||
| Wing extension | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | |
| engine | a Rotax 912 A3 or S3 | a Rotax 912 A3, F3 or S3 | a Continental O-240 -B (injector) | a Rotax 912 iSc3 Sport (injection) |
| power | 58 kW or 69 kW | 93 kW | 73.5 kW | |
| Tank capacity | 77 l | 76 l | 76 to 91 l (depending on tank) | 93 l |
| Cruising speed | 116 kt (215 km / h) | 118 kt (219 km / h) | 121 kt (224 km / h) | |
| Top speed | 157 kt (291 km / h) | 164 kt (304 km / h) | ||
Web links
- Type certification of the Diamond DA 20-A1, DA 20-C1 - EASA-TCDS-A.223 (PDF; 189 kB)
- Type certification of the Diamond DV20 - EASA-TCDS-A.439 (PDF; 173 kB)
- Official website of the manufacturer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Investigation report BFU 3X076-08. (pdf) Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau , accessed on March 22, 2020 .
- ↑ investigation report BFU15-0789-3X. (pdf) Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau , December 12, 2016, accessed on March 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Bulletin - Accidents and Disruptions in the Operation of Civil Aircraft. (pdf) Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau , February 2017, p. 7 , accessed on March 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Salzburger Nachrichten: Video: Engine failed: Airplane had to make an emergency landing in Wals, occupants unharmed. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .