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Extra EA-500

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High wing composite single turbprop business aircraft.

Extra EA-500
Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turboprop
Application
Business

Design & construction

Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
TKS fluid
Pressurisation
Pressurised
Flight controls
Mechanical
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
Engine-bleed air-cycle
Wing position
High
Planform
Straight
Tail
T-tail
Certification
Part 23
Minimum crew
1
Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Extra EA-5002002 / 2002Production: 1 (2013) GAMA: Extra Aircraft EA500. Turboprop version derived from EA-400, with capacity for one pilot and five passengers.

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Jiangsu A-Star Aviation Industry Co., Ltd.News

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