ICON Aircraft reports that its first customer aircraft completed its inaugural flight April 24 at the company’s R&D facility in Tehachapi, California.
“Following a successful high-speed taxi test, A5 ASN-1 (Aircraft Serial Number 1) took to the air and performed its initial flight flawlessly,” ICON’s Craig Bowers reported.
Test pilot and Lead Aero Engineer Jon Karkow confirmed that all systems (including the engine, flight controls, and landing gear) operated as expected. The successful flight precedes a sequence of test flights.
I think you have this Icon confussed with the Terriafuguia roadable light sport. Now that is a nightmare of a dream and now they have that other impossible vtol version out to soak out more investment money for that something that is not even practical for anyone except for the exceptionallly wealthy.
Congrats to the Icon team for persevering and getting this Light Sport to market. Hope you sell a lot of these because I want to be able to buy one preowned in the near future.
If the life size IconA5 fly’s like my RC model it will truly be an awesome aircraft congratulations enjoy and keep the oily side down. first saw at OshKosh and was an awesome sight any pilot should be thrilled to be able to fly this aircraft
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Bob E
Congrats to the entire ICON Team and wishing you all the best moving forward! What a wonderful addition to sport aviation…
I have been following the developement of this plane for a long time, it would seem this day would never come but at last what a relief to all involved in its design and developement. Well done, I think it is one of the best looking sport planes of recent years and so easy and comfortable looking to fly. I believe it will be the most popular plane on the water in the lake regions of the globe.
I fully disagree,
After four or five years of total bluff, fantastic deceiving marketing up front but misleading lies behind the canvas and questionable over weight waver from FAA this plane will fly like an elephant.
What a way to sell a dream and deliver a nightmare.