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Talk about a company stepping up with something cool,
safe and easy to fly. That will still meet your design wish
list, look to the ICON A5. An amphibious light sport aircraft
that fuses outstanding aeronautical engineering with the
ease of driving a car. The ICON A5 is a lightweight carbon
fiber airframe powered by a single 100 hp Rotax 912 ULS
engine driving a three-bladed pusher propeller.
It's meant to evoke a change in sport aviation. In both
design and safety, an aircraft like no other. With the ability to be stored in your garage and then transported and
launched like you would any sport fishing boat. What
makes this possible is the folding wings, a simple push
of a bu tton and the wing span goes from 34 ft to a trailer
sized 8.5 ft. Thinking about bridges and under passes it
comes to only 8.3 ft with a weight of 1430 lbs.
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By Scott Black

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alk about fun, 65% of the vehicles on the road
can tow the A5 on the freeway and roll the A5
down the ramp. Park your vehicle and head
off to a private affair. What I really like about
the A5 is the innovation put into the aircraft, land anywhere, stall/spin-resistance, automotive or aviation fuel,
and storage. Not only can you store an A5 in your large
garage or access the A5 from your dock on the water;
as the A5 comes with seawing platforms for easy access
and docking. There are more features like Low stall speed,
Angle of Attack indicator, optional parachute and more,
but I will get into that when I do a more detailed review.