Epic LT
| Epic LT | |
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| Type: | Business jet |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: |
Epic Aircraft |
| First flight: |
July 14, 2004 |
| Production time: |
2004–2009 |
| Number of pieces: |
54 |
The Epic LT is an American touring aircraft made by Epic Aircraft .
construction
It is a single-engine low-wing aircraft with a pressurized cabin made entirely of carbon composite material . The nose wheel landing gear is retractable and a propeller turbine is used as drive. The machine can accommodate 6 people. A toilet can also be installed as an option. Then there is space for 4 people. The first flight took place on July 14, 2004, around 14 months after development began in 2003.
history
After the manufacturer's bankruptcy in 2009, a type certification could no longer be financed, which is why the successor company LT Builders Group LLC is offering the machine as a kit at a price of US $ 1.9 million. However, assembly is carried out under instructions in the manufacturer's works. The Epic LT can be approved in the USA in the certification category " Experimental ", which not only allows real experimental aircraft but also private self- builds and kit plans.
In order to achieve certification, the S7 group bought the manufacturing rights.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1-2 |
| Passengers | 4-6 |
| length | 35.8 ft (11 m) |
| span | 43 ft (13 m) |
| height | 12.5 ft (4 m) |
| Wing area | 203 ft² (19 m²) |
| Cabin length | 15 ft (5 m) |
| Cabin width | 4.6 ft (1 m) |
| Cabin height | 4.9 ft (1 m) |
| Empty mass | 4,600 lb (2,087 kg) |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 8,000 lb (3,629 kg) |
| Payload with a full tank | 1,100 lb (499 kg) |
| Cruising speed | 320 kn (593 km / h) |
| Engines | a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A turboprop ; 1,220 PS (897 kW) shaft equivalent power |
| Top speed | 333 kn (617 km / h) |
| Service ceiling | 34,000 ft (10,363 m) |
| Range | 1,650 NM (3,056 km) |
variants
The certified version of the LT built by Epic is called the E1000. It received FAA type certification in November 2019.
Incidents
- On April 24, 2009, the Epic LT took off with the registration number N653SB from Astoria Regional Airport in Astoria , Oregon . Eight minutes after take-off , there was a partial loss of power in the engine . The pilot tried to fly back to the take-off airfield. However, the distance was too great and the machine had to ditch in the Columbia River . The aircraft was substantially damaged in the process. The pilot and his passenger were unharmed.
- On 24 March 2015, the Epic LT landed with the registration RA-2151G with retracted landing gear on the airport Domodedovo . The plane was damaged; the inmates were unharmed.
- On December 27, 2016, the Epic LT with registration number N669WR was on an instrument approach to Spruce Creek Airport in Port Orange , Florida . During the approach, the 67-year-old pilot lost control of the aircraft and the machine crashed. The pilot and his passenger were killed in the accident and the aircraft was destroyed.
- On March 31, 2019, the Epic LT with the registration number RA-2151G crashed into a field while approaching Frankfurt-Egelsbach airfield near Erzhausen . The pilot and the two passengers were killed in the crash and the aircraft was destroyed. → Main article: Epic LT RA-2151G aircraft crash on March 31, 2019
See also
Web links
- Homepage (English)
- Jürgen Schelling: A rare small aircraft from the kit. www.faz.net, April 1, 2019, accessed April 1, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. Epic Aircraft, accessed January 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Epic E1000 on track for October first flight. In: flightglobal.com. June 21, 2014, accessed April 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Kate Sarsfield: Epic E1000 secures US certification. In: flightglobal.com. November 7, 2019, accessed January 20, 2020 .
- ^ National Transportation Safety Board - Aviation Accident Final Report. NTSB , November 21, 2009, accessed January 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Harro Ranter: ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174830. AviationSafety.net, accessed on January 20, 2020 (English).
- ^ National Transportation Safety Board - Aviation Accident Final Report. NTSB , July 16, 2018, accessed January 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Harro Ranter: ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223635. AviationSafety.net, accessed on January 20, 2020 (English).