6 ▁Kar ato o ▁has ▁been ▁produced ▁by ▁several ▁different ▁manufact ur ers , ▁including ▁A max ▁Engineering ▁of ▁Don v ale , ▁Victoria , ▁Sky way ▁A ircraft ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁built ▁by ▁Ser en ity ▁A viation ▁of ▁Australia . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁is ▁supplied ▁as ▁plans ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁k it ▁for ▁amateur ▁construction . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁development ▁The ▁aircraft ▁features ▁a ▁str ut - b rac ed ▁high - wing , ▁a ▁two - se ats - in - side - by - side ▁configuration ▁en closed ▁co ck pit ▁with ▁doors , ▁fixed ▁conventional ▁landing ▁g ear ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁engine ▁in ▁tra ctor ▁configuration . ▁ ▁The ▁aircraft ▁fus el age ▁is ▁made ▁from ▁w eld ed ▁ 4 1 3 0 ▁steel ▁tub ing , ▁with ▁its ▁wings ▁usually ▁made ▁with ▁a ▁wooden ▁structure , ▁all ▁covered ▁in ▁do ped ▁aircraft ▁fabric . ▁Its ▁ ▁span ▁wing ▁emp lo ys ▁a ▁Clark ▁Y ▁air fo il , ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁optional ▁f laps . ▁The ▁wing ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁V - str uts ▁and ▁j ury ▁str uts ▁and ▁is ▁constructed ▁with ▁marine ▁p lywood ▁rib s ▁and ▁a ▁D - cell ▁leading ▁edge , ▁although ▁a ▁metal ▁wing ▁was ▁under ▁development . ▁Wing ▁fol ding ▁for ▁ground ▁transport ▁or ▁storage ▁is ▁optional . ▁Flo ats ▁for ▁water ▁operations ▁are ▁an ▁option . ▁ ▁The ▁Kar ato o ▁can ▁accept ▁engines ▁in ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁, ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁model . ▁Eng ines