Personal jet aircraft have escapes

Public air raid, the wind has just been announced for $ 185,000. It's the A5 seaplane manufactured by ICON, headquartered in Los Angeles. It was recently introduced at the EAA AirVenture convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Version A5 and A5s with emergency umbrella - (photo: ICON)

The seaplane is equipped with a 100 hp Rotax 912 iS gasoline engine, a top speed of 193km / h, a continuous range of 555km. It has a wingspan of 10.36m, foldable for easy loading onto trucks. Aircraft engines can operate with gasoline for aviation or conventional gasoline. ICON hopes to use the new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations on sports aircraft provisions for easier A5 seaplane.

Another version, the A5s, is included with the optional ballistic parachute. In case of an emergency, instead of landing on the water as usual, it will blow out so that the aircraft gently landed on the ground.

The A5 was assembled and tested from January to June 2014 and completed its first flight in July 1971 in Tehachapi, California. According to the Daily Mail, ICON has 1,000 orders and is expected to deliver the first aircraft to customers in May 2015. It will then ship the A5s with a capacity of 500 units per year.