Diamond Aircraft Industries
Diamond Aircraft Industries is a European manufacturer of general aviation aircraft and motor gliders, based in Austria. It has been a subsidiary of the Chinese company Wanfeng Aviation since 2017. It is the third largest manufacturer of aircraft for the general aviation sector, and has manufacturing facilities in Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, and in London, Ontario, Canada, as well as further production lines operated as joint ventures in other nations, such as China.
Diamond HK36 Super Dimona, a low-wing two-seat motor glider and the company's first production aircraft
Diamond DA20 Katana, a two-seat general aviation light aircraft
The Diamond DA40 four-seater is available with a petrol or diesel engine
Diamond DA42 TwinStar, a four-seat twin-diesel
Diamond HK36 Super Dimona
The Diamond HK36 Super Dimona is an extensive family of Austrian low-wing, T-tailed, two-seat motor gliders that were designed by Wolf Hoffmann and currently produced by Diamond Aircraft Industries.
Diamond HK36 Super Dimona
Hoffmann H36 Dimona
Super Dimona, showing its winglets
In February 2008, The Boeing Fuel Cell Demonstrator used a Diamond HK36 Super Dimona motor glider airframe and achieved straight-level flight on a manned mission powered by a hydrogen fuel cell.
