An expensive toy for the
weekend aviator: The ICON A5, just launced by Icon Aircraft, is a foldable sport plane that can be stored in a home garage and loaded on a trailer to the water or a runway to launch.
The Icon A5 is user-friendly plane made for land, air, water—and your driveway
Loaded with features like folding wings (so you can keep it in your garage) and seat belt-like parachutes (so you can ease the whole thing down to the ground), ICON Aircraft’s new light sport airplane (LSA), dubbed the A5, might just be the ultimate joyride.
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Built to be safe, fun, and affordable… - 1,320 pounds maximum takeoff weight (1,430 pounds for seaplanes)
- Maximum airspeed of 120 knots (138 mph)
- Maximum two-person seating capacity (pilot + passenger)
- Single, reciprocating engine
- Fixed or ground-adjustable propeller
- Non-pressurized cabin
- Fixed landing gear (retractable gear allowed for seaplanes)
- Maximum stalling speed of 45 knots (52 mph)
It’s flying pure and simple with fewer complexities Learning to fly is now a quick and easy five-step process.  The beginning of the Sport Flying Revolution ...
Estimated Price: $139,000 USD |
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