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Diamond Aircraft Industries is an Austrian-based manufacturer of general aviation aircraft and motor gliders.

Diamond Aircraft Katana

History
The company was founded in Friesach, Austria, in 1981, under the name Hoffmann Flugzeugbau to produce the H36 all-composite motor glider. Becoming Hoffman Aircraft Limited in 1985, the company moved its headquarters to Vienna, Austria and introduced the MkII model. In 1987, the airport at Wiener Neustadt, Austria (the oldest in Europe), became the new home for the company. In 1991 the parent company was renamed HOAC AG and purchased by the Dries Family. In the same year, Diamond started development of the HK36R and Rotax 912 powered motorglider, which were the precursors to the DV20 Katana (Diamond's first production series GA single-engine aircraft).

Diamond Aircraft DA40 Diamond Star

In 1992, to supply the North American market more directly, the company opened a second manufacturing facility in London, Ontario, Canada. This operated under the name Dimona Aircraft until it was changed to Diamond Aircraft in 1996.

Diamond DA40 Diamond Stars Aircraft

The Austrian-built DV20 Katana was certified in 1993, and the first Canadian-built model was delivered in 1995. It received the Flight Magazine Eagle Award, for best light aircraft in the same year. 1997 marked the delivery of the 500th DV20 and the introduction of the DA20-C1, which had improved performance and load capabilities. The DA20-C1 Eclipse (an improved version of the DA20-C1) also entered production.

Diamond Aircraft Are Leaders In Flight Training

Type Clubs
On Friday, November 2nd, 2007, the previous two competing clubs, the Diamond Aircraft Pilots and Owners Organization (DAPO) and the Diamond Aviators Association (DAA) merged to form a single aircraft type club, The Diamond Aviators Association.

Diamond Aircraft DA-42 TwinStar

An additional aircraft type club, the Diamond Aircraft Owners Free Forum, was formed in March 2008.

Diamond DA42 Twin Engine Aircraft

Aircraft Made By Diamond:
H36 motor glider
DV20
DA20-A1 Katana
DA20-C1 Evolution & Eclipse
DA40 Diamond Star
DA42 Twin Star
DA50 Super Star
D-Jet

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