ICON A5 Folding Plane


	ICON A5 Folding Plane
rj3sp
6-15-2008 5:35 PM
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aircraft, icon a5, icon, foldable, lsa
rj3sp says:
An expensive toy for the weekend aviator. The ICON A5, just launced by Icon Aircraft, is a foldable sport plane that can be stored in a rhome garage and loaded on a trailer to the water or a runway to launch.
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6-16-2008 11:14 AM
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Built to be safe, fun, and "affordable"…
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<SPAN> -</SPAN> Maximum airspeed of 120 knots (138 mph)
<SPAN> -</SPAN> Maximum two-person seating capacity (pilot + passenger)
<SPAN> -</SPAN> Single, reciprocating engine
<SPAN> -</SPAN> Fixed or ground-adjustable propeller
<SPAN> -</SPAN> Non-pressurized cabin
<SPAN> -</SPAN> Fixed landing gear (retractable gear allowed for seaplanes)
<SPAN> -</SPAN> Maximum stalling speed of 45 knots (52 mph)</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.iconaircraft.com/sport-pilot-license.html" href="http://www.iconaircraft.com/sport-pilot-license.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.iconaircraft.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.iconaircraft.com/sport-pilot-license.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.iconaircraft.com/img/AEEDB7C6-CF89-4CB1-B2F7-5056A39B4C4A" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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