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The Icon A5 aircraft is a 2-seater sports airplane for the masses. It is solely designed for personal use. ICON A5 is lighter in weight and is amphibious with retractable landing gear for flying off in both water and land. Different features of this aircraft include carbon fiber airframe, folding wings, and unique engine that allow it to run on both aviation gas and auto. Now you do not need think of any destination in order to spend your vacations because ICON A5 can make your coming vacations unforgettable and absolutely safe. It is safe because it has propeller guard and built-in parachute that can be easily used in case of any emergency, very useful aircraft.
From the website:
Introducing a new dimension to sport flying.
A new, light sport aircraft manufacturer, ICON Aircraft, started with the vision that planes should be designed with the consumer in mind first. Founded out of Stanford Graduate School of Business by Kirk Hawkins, an accomplished engineer and former U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot, ICON Aircraft conducted years of thorough research to develop an industrial design that has evolved to become ICON’s first model, the ICON A5.
A long-time powersports enthusiast, Hawkins’ dream for the potential of sport flying became possible when he first heard of the FAA’s rule changes for light sport aircraft in 2004. As he witnessed what the Yamaha Waverunner did for personal watercraft in 1980’s, Hawkins believed a consumer-oriented sport plane could do the same for recreational flying.
Early on, Hawkins began assembling investors and world-class design and engineering talent to bring the vision to reality. ICON Aircraft eventually set up its headquarters and development facility in Southern California, a region known for having the world’s largest concentration of aerospace resources as well as the world’s leading automobile design and development resources.
Advising along the way have been top academic professionals, business leaders in aviation and powersports, and directors of award-winning product design firms like IDEO and BMW DesignWorks USA.
Leading the charge to bring the design into production is an engineering and fabrication team that previously worked on such notable projects as the Virgin Global Flyer and X-Prize winning SpaceShipOne, among many other significant aircraft and aerospace projects at Burt Rutan’s Scaled Composites in nearby Mojave, Calif.
Specs and features:
ICON A5 — Amphibian Special-Light Sport Aircraft (S-LSA)
*BASE PRICE (A5 Amphibian): $139,000 USD
SPECIFICATIONS
- Seats: 2
- Maximum Weight: 1430 lbs
- Useful Load: 430 lbs (minimum)
- Baggage: 60 lbs (maximum)
- Fuel (Auto Gas or Av Gas): 20 gal
- Maximum Speed (Vh): 105 kts (120 mph)
- Range: 300 nm
- Takeoff & Landing Distance: 750 ft
- Engine (Rotax 912 ULS): 100 hp
Performance specifications are estimates only.
Final performance specifications will be verified during flight-testing.
DIMENSIONS
- Interior Cockpit Width: 46 in
- Wing Span: 34 ft
- Aircraft Length: 22 ft
- Trailered Width: 8.5 ft
- Trailered Length: 28 ft
DESIGN FEATURES
- Folding wings (manual or automatic)
- Retractable Landing Gear (on ICON A5 Amphibian)
- Seawings, platforms for easy access and docking
- Custom aircraft towing trailer (optional)
- Headlights and flood lights
PERFORMANCE FEATURES
- High-performance composite airframe
- Amphibious design (flies off land or water)
- Custom, patent-pending, high-performance airfoil
- Rear mounted, 100-hp Rotax 912 ULS Engine
- Runs on auto gasoline or aviation gasoline
COCKPIT FEATURES
- Intuitive, sportscar-like cockpit
- Comfortable, side-by-side seating
- GPS moving map
- iPod in-flight music port
- High-visibility canopy
- Flight with removable side windows
- Multiple storage compartments
- Glass cockpit for night VFR (optional)
SAFETY FEATURES
- Predictable, docile flying characteristics
- Complete Airplane Parachute, CAP (optional)
- Patent-pending PropellerGuardâ„¢
- Wing Angle of Attack Indicator (AoA)
Seaplane only version, the ICON S5, is an available model, and will not include the Retractable Landing Gear. Options and price will vary on the ICON S5.
Designer : ICON
how much
What is status of aircraft?
Where will it be manufactured?
what is cost?
Are you taking orders?
@wayne : check out the designer website for more information
Fantastic lookig aircraft — when will it be avaiable and do you have an agent in AUSTRALIA
Brian
what a flexible, compact air travel machine, I want to be an agent of this light aircraft, when will it be available? VICKIE
This concept is perfect
your own personal aircraft
no more traffic
until everyone gets one
est price $139,000 (starting)
release late 2010
I like it. It would be a good way to travel 300 miles without going on the road!!!
saw it yesterday in Sf at a photo shoot/unveiling.
it looks just awesome.
Loads on a sweet little trailer.
Tows behind a land rover
30 hours of flight training to qualify to fly it.
sweet.
who is the builder?
what is the warranty and can you purchase a longer warranty and at what cost?
where will it be manufactured?
what kind of financing is offered, rate and terms.
fantastic concept, I want one!!!
I live in Alaska, Ketchikan area – can the plane stand cold winters? I note seating for two but are there two sets of controls? What is the noise factor in the cabin? Any chance of a two-engine, 4 person model? How about an “extended-range” version (perhaps w/ all cargo space/weight given over to more fuel)? Finally, in the future of unknown petroleum resources is there any chance of development of an engine that could run on any other fuel? – JSC
An exciting idea. What are the options/costs? How do I get one?
VE
Hi hello im from Las Vegas Nevada USA and just wnatied to say that i llove the plavne and also if its out un the market for sale?? and thee asking price for it too! and another thing as well does it have for say…,4-to-5 people or seat for 5 pasanger?? and my plans are to put on small mini turbos say like 350 V
V-8 from a corvette and push up 27 thaousand feet put mini turbos on blast for 10 to 20 mins. on full blast and glide and shut off engines to glode down to gudalajara Mexico correct its possible right?? hey is this plane on comercial sale or not?? please do respond/
H. the KloWn Valenzuela I.
You can check out their website for more information : http://www.iconaircraft.com/
Please let me know if you have an a/c available and if you are interested to get an agent in Italy.
Thanks in advance
I’m interersted. Please put me on e-mail listing. Regards,
Gene Rooney
703-830-5247
Pls. put me on your emailing list. Thx.
Hey awsome plane this would be great for Louisiana sportsman my plans are to have fishing and hunting charters in atchafayla basins remote areas please contact me if possible
I saw the Icon at the AOPA in San Jose and I must say it is the most impressive LSA seaplane worlwide! However, the airspeed indicator seems a bit too basic for those of us that appreciate stall warnings/flap range.
what is the cost of the aircraft and where is it built
beautifully designed, you picked a good, dependable engine to power this affordable work of art.
I like it! It looks like a space ship. How much?
Please send me pricing and abailability
where you take off with one of this babies from aeroport ? highway ? or a straighaway street ?, does it have airconditioning in the cockpit, do you need to be in contact with traffic controll at al times ? is it going to be availeble all over the united states? and where.
Please send all information on your aircraft. Even thought I’m not current now I have an instument rating. I live in Omaha, Nebraska. Thankyou, George
Ideal for :
HI, Canada, Great Lakes area, Yukon Territ, Alaska, Minn, OH, VA, PA, CA etc.
Be neat to land on beach & yank off surfboards for HI marketplace alone.
Apps:
Search Rescue
MedEvac
Tug
Light Cargo
Tourisim.
They come and go…will this one stay?