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Epic E1000

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Single engine 6-seater business turboprop with carbon fibre structure. Earlier models known as E1000 and E1000 LT (kit).

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built, Kit-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboprop

Application

Business

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

123 aircraft

Production years

2020-2026

Average age

2.7 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (87), Brazil (5)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Wing position

Low

Planform

Swept

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary Synthetic vision Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Epic LT	2003 / 2004	2018	Production: 1 (2021) GAMA: Epic Aircraft, LLC E1000. Kitbuilt baseline variant.
Epic E1000	2013 / 2015		Production: 1 (2021). Upgraded variant, no longer kitbuilt.
Epic E1000 GX	2021 / 2021		Production: 7 (2025) GAMA: Epic Aircraft, LLC E1000 GX. Variant with modernised Garmen avionics and Hartzell propeller.
Epic E1000 AX	2025 /		Production: 7 (2026) GAMA: Epic Aircraft, LLC E1000 AX. Next-generation variant, adds Garmin Autothrottle/Autoland and greater fuel payload capacity. A for 'Automation'. Current production variant.

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