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Icon to Certify the A5 in Primary Category

AVweb In an effort to boost international sales, Icon Aircraft said at AirVenture this week that it will certify its A5 in the primary category later this year and is offering new appearance and equipment packages. Although the company hasn’t yet achieved its ambitious initial sales goals, it has retrenched and reorganized for more efficient production and expects to build 34 aircraft in 2021, with 24 delivered in the second half. At AirVenture, Icon also showed an aircraft painted in one of three new appearance package schemes, a bright lime green. Although the airplane is intended as a VFR-only fun flyer, buyers have expressed an interest in autopilots so one option will be the Garmin G3X with autopilot. The airplane will continue to be offered as an LSA with the Garmin aera 796, a large format panel-mounted portable. The G3X model will sell for $399,000 in the primary category version, $384,000 in the LSA version and the aera 796 model will sell for $359,000.

Icon Aircraft nears type certificate for A5, eyeing more international sales

2021-07-26T22:45:00+01:00 US aerospace company Icon Aircraft expects the Federal Aviation Administration will certificate its A5 amphibian as a “primary category” aircraft by late 2021 – a milestone the company says will expand the A5’s international appeal. The FAA now classifies the type as a “light-sport aircraft”. But the A5’s weight requires the aircraft have an exemption to fit within that category – an exemption Icon would also need for approval of the A5 in other countries, Icon says on 26 July. But the A5 needs no weight waiver if certified as a primary-category aircraft – a type certificate reserved for personal-use aircraft with a “simple design”. If type certificated, Icon could pursue approval outside the USA via the long-standing international validation process.

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