Tuesday, December 2, 2008

ICON A5: Sporty Light Weight Plane






ICON A5: A Cute and Sporty Light Weight Air Craft

Icon A5 were intended for novice or sport pilots who have received the FAA’s license new. It was designed with low-cost, easy-to-fly and easy-to-store concept. A5 really a sleek amphibious light weight sport aircraft with foldable wings that make it compact enough to tow home and store in your garage.

“We designed it so that people who don’t know airplanes know that something has changed,” Kirk Hawkins, ICON’s chief executive officer.

This two-seat aircraft was powered with a reliable 100-hp Rotax 912 ULS engine. Runs on auto gasoline or aviation gasoline with 20 gallon tank. Just required 750 feet distance to take off and landing and able to fly up to 105 knots or 120mile/hour.

The 46 inches cockpit features smart ergonomic, interior styling that createdto feel as today's premium automobiles. Equipped with all the necessary controls for the flight in convenient and easy to reach console. A good moving GPS system to let you know your current position and where to headed.

Optionally, Icon A5 equipped with complete airplane` parachute as a safety measure to brings your aircraft in case of emergency.

“It not only has to perform well, it has to look like it performs well,” Kirk Hawkins.