ICON Aircraft has unveiled enhancements to the 2024 ICON A5 Light Sport Aircraft, including an increased gross weight.
The gross weight has been increased by 60 pounds, resulting in a new useful load of 490 pounds.
“With the A5 burning less than 5 gallons of fuel per hour, this equates to an additional two hours of endurance or the ability to carry more baggage or heavier passengers,” company officials noted.
All 2024 ICON A5 Light Sport Aircraft will include this weight increase and the solution can also be retrofitted on previous models as part of an option package that includes a 4-blade lightweight propeller from E-PROPS that delivers increased performance and additional weight savings, company officials added.
“In response to feedback from our owners and prospective customers, we elected to undertake further research and development to test the airframe and fully understand what we needed to do to increase the useful load,” said Jerry Meyer, ICON CEO. “A 60-pound increase is significant, especially in the LSA category.”
In conjunction with the gross weight increase, the 4-blade propeller that ICON introduced in 2023 is now standard on all new A5 LSAs. The new propeller provides a 21% reduction in ground takeoff roll at sea level, according to company officials.
The 2024 ICON A5 Limited Edition starts at $409,000, with the Garmin G3X Touch available as an upgrade. Additional options include autopilot, a Digital Attitude Indicator, a variety of Signature livery color options, and Sirius XM Weather.
ICON’s announcement of these improvements to the 2024 ICON A5 LSA comes on the heels of the FAA granting Type Certification for the ICON A5 in the primary category.
The Type Certified version of the 2024 ICON A5 starts at $434,000.
For more information: ICONAircraft.com