The manufacturer says the design borrowed from the development of the earlier Fly Synthesis Storch, stating, "The Catalina NG project evolved from the Storch amphibious aircraft experience".[3]
The Catalina was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration open cockpit, electrically retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[2]
The aircraft is made from composite material, predominantly carbon fibre and fibreglass. Its 9.471NaN1 span wing has an area of 12.6m2 and electrically-operated flaperons. The standard engine available is the 640NaN0 Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplant. Folding wings and a ballistic parachute are optional equipment.[2] [3]