Diamond Aircraft has relaunched its two-seat training aircraft, the DA20. It’s powered by a 125hp Continental IO-240 engine and equipped with Garmin G500TXi avionics.
With over 1,000 DA20s already operating worldwide, a strong demand for lower cost new single engine aircraft in training schools continues.
“We are excited to re-introduce the brand new DA20-C1,” says Scott McFadzean, CEO of Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc., “Our innovative DNA is of course incorporated into the new aircraft, which showcases the latest Garmin avionics.”
The DA20 was originally introduced in 1992 and exists in two variants, is certified as a utility category aircraft and is popularly used for primary training with the ability to do spin training.
With nearly 7,000,000 flight hours across the DA20 fleet in the world, it is a high utilisation aircraft, with unlimited lifetime on the airframe.
The first brand new 2020 DA20-C1 was delivered in August 2020. Diamond is currently taking new orders for delivery in 2021.
Diamond DA20-C1
Max cruise speed 130kt TAS
Stall speed, landing configuration 36kt CAS
Rate of climb (MSL) 830ft/min
Range at 55% power setting (8,000ft) 525nm
Fuel burn at 55% (8,000 ft) 20 litres/hr /5.3usg/hr
Take-off ground roll 1,256ft
Take off distance (MSL, clear 50ft) 1,640ft
Landing ground roll 661ft
Landing distance (MSL, 50 ft) 1,360ft
Max. operating altitude 13,100ft
Max demonstrated crosswind 20kt
Seats 2
Empty weight 535kg/1,180 lb
Useful load 265kg/584 lb
Max take off mass 800kg/1,764 lb
Useable fuel 91 litres/24usg
Engine 125hp Continental Motors IO-240-B32B engine
Propeller Sensenich 2 blade fixed pitch propeller
