DIAMOND AIRCRAFT KATANA X-TREME

Plane & Pilot

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The Katana X-Treme, an all-composite two-seater motorglider developed in Austria in 1990, uses 80, 100, or 115-hp Rotax engines.
It functions as both a sport plane (HK36 Super Dimona) and an Eco Dimona, a variant modified for surveillance and observation with a Wescam camera.
Roughly a thousand of these motorgliders are operational worldwide, stemming from the 1981 H36 Dimona.
Its distinctive large wings are also incorporated into other Diamond powered aircraft, such as the Katana C1 and the Diamond DA40.

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The Katana X-Treme was born in Austria in 1990. The all-composite two-seater flies with 80, 100, and 115-hp Rotax engines, operating as both a sport plane (under the name HK36 Super Dimona in Europe) and as the Eco Dimona, a variant modified for surveillance and observation. This model features a movable Wescam camera and cockpit monitor. Roughly a thousand of these motorgliders are flying worldwide, owing its origin to the H36 Dimona developed in 1981. The big wings or the HK36 Super Dimona can also be found flying the company’s powered aircraft, the Katana C1 and the Diamond DA40 four-seater.