V-speeds, cruise performance, fuel, and weights, digitized from the POH for planning and study.
Home › Aircraft › Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse
In the FlightDecide app since 2026-07-16. Reviewed 2026-09-28. 1 of 7 tables from the handbook. Anything marked “Not yet verified against the handbook” comes from FlightDecide's earlier library and hasn't been checked against the printed page.
Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse preflight numbers at a glance: max gross weight 1764 lb, typical useful load 614 lb, 24 gal usable fuel, cruise up to about 129 KTAS (reference figure at 2000 ft, standard day). 1 of the 7 performance tables below is read from the published POH/AFM and cites its figure and page; treat the ones marked “Not yet verified against the handbook” as estimates. Use them for planning and study, and confirm against the POH for your specific serial number before flight.
Not yet verified against the handbook
| Engine | Continental IO-240-B (125 HP) |
| Propeller | MT-Propeller MTV-6-A/175-17 |
| Max gross weight | 1764 lb |
| Empty weight (typical) | 1150 lb |
| Useful load (typical) | 614 lb |
| Usable fuel | 24 gal |
| Service ceiling | 13,120 ft |
Not yet verified against the handbook
Knots indicated (KIAS) unless the POH states otherwise. Speeds vary by model year and serial; the placarded speeds and your POH govern.
| Speed | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| VS0 | 34 kt | Stall, landing configuration |
| VS1 | 42 kt | Stall, clean configuration |
| VX | 57 kt | Best angle of climb |
| VY | 68 kt | Best rate of climb |
| VA | 106 kt | Design maneuvering speed (at max gross) |
| VFE | 78 kt | Max flaps extended |
| VNO | 118 kt | Max structural cruising |
| VNE | 164 kt | Never exceed |
| Best glide | 73 kt | Best glide speed |
Not yet verified against the handbook
Source not verified: these rows are the library's earlier transcription, and the pages they cite have not been checked against the handbook. True airspeed and fuel flow depend on altitude, power setting, temperature and leaning technique.
Source: Section 5.3 Performance, Table 3 — Cruise Performance Table
| Pressure altitude | RPM | ISA-20 °C | ISA | ISA+10 °C | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | TAS | GPH | % | TAS | GPH | % | TAS | GPH | ||
| 2,000 ft | 2,400 | 54 | 107 | 5.3 | 52 | 108 | 5.2 | 50 | 109 | 5.1 |
| 2,000 ft | 2,500 | 61 | 113 | 5.9 | 59 | 113 | 5.7 | 57 | 114 | 5.6 |
| 2,000 ft | 2,600 | 69 | 118 | 6.4 | 66 | 119 | 6.2 | 64 | 120 | 6.1 |
| 2,000 ft | 2,700 | 78 | 123 | 7.7 | 74 | 124 | 6.8 | 72 | 125 | 6.6 |
| 2,000 ft | 2,800 | 87 | 128 | 8.8 | 83 | 129 | 8.7 | 80 | 130 | 8.6 |
| 4,000 ft | 2,450 | 53 | 108 | 5.3 | 51 | 109 | 5.1 | 50 | 110 | 5.1 |
| 4,000 ft | 2,500 | 56 | 111 | 5.5 | 55 | 112 | 5.4 | 53 | 113 | 5.3 |
| 4,000 ft | 2,600 | 63 | 116 | 6.0 | 61 | 117 | 5.9 | 59 | 118 | 5.7 |
| 4,000 ft | 2,700 | 71 | 121 | 6.6 | 68 | 122 | 6.4 | 66 | 123 | 6.2 |
| 4,000 ft | 2,800 | 79 | 126 | 8.6 | 76 | 127 | 8.6 | 74 | 129 | 6.8 |
| 6,000 ft | 2,500 | 53 | 110 | 5.2 | 51 | 111 | 5.1 | 50 | 112 | 5.0 |
| 6,000 ft | 2,600 | 59 | 115 | 5.7 | 57 | 116 | 5.6 | 56 | 117 | 5.5 |
| 6,000 ft | 2,700 | 66 | 120 | 6.2 | 64 | 121 | 6.0 | 62 | 123 | 5.9 |
| 6,000 ft | 2,800 | 73 | 125 | 6.7 | 70 | 126 | 6.5 | 69 | 128 | 6.4 |
| 8,000 ft | 2,550 | 53 | 112 | 5.2 | 51 | 113 | 5.1 | 50 | 114 | 5.1 |
| 8,000 ft | 2,600 | 55 | 114 | 5.4 | 54 | 116 | 5.3 | 53 | 117 | 5.3 |
| 8,000 ft | 2,700 | 61 | 119 | 5.9 | 60 | 121 | 5.8 | 59 | 122 | 5.7 |
| 8,000 ft | 2,800 | 68 | 124 | 6.4 | 66 | 125 | 6.2 | 65 | 127 | 6.1 |
| 10,000 ft | 2,600 | 53 | 114 | 5.2 | 51 | 115 | 5.1 | 51 | 117 | 5.1 |
| 10,000 ft | 2,650 | 55 | 116 | 5.4 | 54 | 118 | 5.3 | 53 | 119 | 5.3 |
| 10,000 ft | 2,700 | 58 | 119 | 5.6 | 57 | 120 | 5.5 | 56 | 122 | 5.5 |
| 10,000 ft | 2,750 | 61 | 121 | 5.9 | 60 | 123 | 5.8 | 59 | 124 | 5.7 |
| 10,000 ft | 2,800 | 64 | 123 | 6.1 | 63 | 125 | 6.0 | 61 | 127 | 5.9 |
| 12,000 ft | 2,650 | 53 | 116 | 5.2 | 52 | 118 | 5.2 | 51 | 119 | 5.1 |
| 12,000 ft | 2,700 | 55 | 118 | 5.4 | 54 | 120 | 5.4 | 53 | 122 | 5.3 |
| 12,000 ft | 2,750 | 58 | 121 | 5.6 | 57 | 123 | 5.6 | 56 | 124 | 5.5 |
| 12,000 ft | 2,800 | 61 | 123 | 5.8 | 60 | 125 | 5.8 | 59 | 127 | 5.7 |
Not yet verified against the handbook
Estimated figures at 1764 lb, 0 ft pressure altitude, 15 °C. These have not yet been re-checked against the handbook. Real-world technique, wind, surface, and density altitude move these substantially, so apply your own margin (many pilots use 1.5× the book number) and run the numbers for the actual conditions.
| Estimated figure | Distance |
|---|---|
| Takeoff ground roll | 1100 ft |
| Takeoff over a 50 ft obstacle | 1650 ft |
| Landing ground roll | 415 ft |
| Landing over a 50 ft obstacle | 705 ft |
| Rate of climb | 730 fpm |
See how density altitude stretches these distances on a hot day.
Idle, most forward center of gravity, max. weight of 800 kg (1764 lb) - the handbook calls this the most adverse configuration. Speeds in knots; the flap settings are the DA 20-C1's three flap-selector positions, printed on this sheet as Cruise / Take-off / Landing and elsewhere in the manual as CRUISE / T/O / LDG.
Source: Flight Manual, Diamond DA 20-C1, Document No. DA202-C1, Date of Issue 19 December 1997, Revision 20 (August 18, 2005) · Figure 5.3: Stall Speeds · Chapter 9 Supplement 4 (gross weight increase from 750 kg to 800 kg; Sensenich propeller; aircraft registered in the USA or Canada), printed page S4-6
| Flap setting | 0° | 30° | 45° | 60° |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flaps Cruise° | 44 / 54 | 49 / 58 | 57 / 64 | 72 / 76 |
| Flaps Take-off° | 40 / 50 | 46 / 53 | 53 / 59 | 66 / 70 |
| Flaps Landing° | 36 / 45 | 41 / 49 | 48 / 54 | 61 / 64 |
Per the library's cruise table, not yet verified against the handbook, up to about 129 KTAS at 2000 ft on a standard day, burning roughly 8.7 GPH at that setting. Typical everyday cruise settings run slower and leaner; see the table above.
24 gallons usable. At a high-cruise burn of 8.7 GPH that is roughly 2.8 hours to dry tanks. Plan with reserves, never to zero.
About 614 lb for a typically equipped example (1764 lb max gross minus a typical empty weight of 1150 lb). Your aircraft's actual empty weight and CG come from its own weight-and-balance records. Always use those, not type averages.
VNE (never exceed) is 164 kt and VNO (max structural cruising) is 118 kt. Full V-speed table above; verify against the POH for your serial.
Check today's wind against your personal crosswind maximum.
See what heat and elevation do to these takeoff and climb numbers.
Fold these numbers into a structured preflight decision.
FlightDecide ships this aircraft as a built-in profile: it computes your fuel, weight and balance, and takeoff/landing performance for the actual conditions, scores 8 risk categories against your personal minimums, and explains the result in plain language.
Get FlightDecide on the App StoreReference data for planning and study: approximate, and not a substitute for the FAA-approved AFM/POH for your specific aircraft, an official weather briefing, or your judgment as pilot in command (14 CFR 91.3). Source: Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse Airplane Flight Manual, Diamond Aircraft Industries, DOC # DA202-C1, Revision 27 (February 12, 2013). Cruise performance rows transcribed verbatim from Section 5.3 Performance, Table 3 — Cruise Performance Table (pages 5-14 and 5-15). Three ISA columns at every altitude: 20°C below standard / standard / 10°C above standard (note +10°C, not +20°C — the DA20-C1 POH publishes its hot-day column at +10°C only). Engine red line per POH Section 2.4.1 Power-Plant Limitations: 2800 RPM (Continental IO-240-B 125 HP, fixed-pitch Sensenich propeller W69EK7-63 / W69EK7-63G / W69EK-63). Cruise envelope per POH Section 5.3 published RPM subset: 2400-2800 RPM. Data synced from the FlightDecide aircraft library on 2026-09-28.