Imagine taking your favorite sports car and adding wings.
That's the feeling you get when you strap into the two-seat DA20 and take to the sky. Sporty, sleek and exciting, yet surprisingly affordable, the DA20 offers outstanding performance, with impressive durability and economy for private flying.
| 5.3 gal/h | ||
| 130 kts | ||
| 13,100 ft | ||
| 525 nm | ||
| 2 seats | ||
| 584 lbs |
Safe. Reliable. Forgiving.
Elegant and sportive
The sporty cockpit is one of the most comfortable and intuitive in its class thanks to ergonomically designed seats, available with leather or sheepskin seating surfaces and with 4-point inertia reel safety harnesses as well as a professional instrument panel with top quality equipment and materials throughout.
The DA20 canopy and rear windows offer incredible outward visibility to help you navigate, spot other traffic and above all, enjoy the flight.
Garmin avionics and engine choices
Whether you are a pilot holding a Night VFR (Night Visual Flight Rules) license or want to obtain it, the DA20 series is the ideal aircraft from first flight through night VFR.
The DA20 is available in two engine variants. Choose between a Bombardier Rotax 912 iS3c Sport with 100 HP - DA20i Katana - and a fuel injected 125 hp Continental Motors IO-240 - DA20-C1 airplane.
The engine installation is designed for durability and easy maintenance with crackproof composite forward and aft baffles, robust stainless-steel exhaust, easy access to filters and regular maintenance items, and quickly removable cowlings.
DA20-C1
The fuel injected 125 hp Continental Motors IO-240 with 2-blade fixed pitch propeller, installed in the DA20-C1, offers excellent climb and cruise performance, even at higher density altitudes. The aircraft is FAA/TCCA utility category certified for Night VFR and popularly used for primary training with the ability to do spin training. The perfect aircraft for private flying.
Relaunched in 2020, it is now equipped with new state-of-the-art Garmin G500TXi avionics.
DA20i Katana
The DA20i Katana's instrumentation and standard Garmin G500 avionics are designed for safety, a positive learning transfer, reliability and value - perfect for private pilots and flight schools. The DA20i Katana is EASA certified for Night VFR.
Coming soon again.
Technical Specifications
DA20i Katana | DA20 C1 | |||
Engine | (BRP-Powertrain) Rotax 912 iSc3 Sport with 100 HP | 125hp Continental Motors IO-240-B32B engine | ||
Fuel grades | AVGAS 100LL, Mogas, Super EN 228 | AVGAS 100LL |
DA20i Katana | DA20 C1 | |||||||
Max. cruise speed | 226 km/h TAS | 122 kts TAS | 240 km/h TAS | 130 kts TAS | ||||
Range at 55 % (8,000 ft) | 1,302 km | 703 nm | 973 km | 525 nm | ||||
Fuel Consumption at 55 % (8,000 ft) | 11.1 l/h | 2.9 US gal/h | 20 l/h | 5.3 US gal/h | ||||
Max. operating altitude | 4,000 m | 13,100 ft | 4,000 m | 13,100 ft | ||||
Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Useful load | 275 kg | 606 lbs | 265 kg | 584 lbs | ||||
Max. take off mass | 800 kg | 1,764 lbs | 800 kg | 1,764 lbs |

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