Extra 300

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The Extra Flugzeugbau Extra 300 is a competition-level aerobatic monoplane aircraft. Designed by Walter Extra, a retired aerobatic pilot, in 1987. It has since evolved into a higher-performance single-seat version (the 300S/330XS) and has been updated to make use of composite technology.

The aircraft is based on a welded steel tube fuselage covered in light alloy and fabric. The mid-set wing is made of carbon composites under fiberglass shells and uses a symmetrical airfoil. The landing gear is fixed taildragger style with composite main legs and fiberglasss wheel pants.

The Extra 300 is stressed for +/- 10 G with one person on board and +/- 8G with two. The Extra 300L is a two-seater low wing variant of the 300, with its wingspan reduced from 26 ft 3 in (8.00 m) to 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m). Improved ailerons boost the 300L's roll rate to 400 degrees per second. The 300S has a wingspan reduced by 1 ft 7½ in, and is also fitted with larger ailerons. The Extra 330 is a development of the 300S with a wider-chord rudder and a more powerful Lycoming IO-580 powerplant producing 330 hp (246 kW).

[edit] Notable examples

• The Royal Jordanian Falcons, the aerobatic demonstration team of the Royal Jordanian Airline and the official national aerobatic team of Jordan, perform in a formation of four Extra 300s.
• An Extra 300 owned and flown by Chuck Coleman was one of the official chase planes of Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne and Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer (during flight test). The aircraft was destroyed and Coleman was critically injured in a crash at the Mojave spaceport, on 16 August 2006, as Coleman practiced an aerobatics routine for an upcoming airshow.

[edit] Trivia

Patty Wagstaff's Extra 300S is featured on five flight simulators: Microsoft Flight Simulator 95, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 and Microsoft Flight Simulator X, as well as on RealFlight G3.

[edit] Specifications (EA-300L)

General characteristics

• Crew: two pilots
• Capacity: one
• Length: 6.65 m (22 ft 9½ in)
• Wingspan: 7.70 m (25 ft 3 in)
• Height: 2.62 m (8 ft 7¼ in)
• Wing area: 10.44 m² (112.4 ft²)
• Empty weight: 620 kg (1,199 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 868 kg (1,914 lb)
• Powerplant: 1× Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5 , 224 kW (300 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 408 km/h (254 mph)
• Range: 944 km with auxiliary fuel (586 miles)
• Service ceiling: 4875 m (16,000 ft)
• Roll Rate : 360 degrees per second

[edit] Military Operators

• Chile
• France
• Jordan

[edit] Related content

Related development

• Extra 200
• Extra 330

Comparable aircraft

• Zivko Edge 540
• Sukhoi Su-26
• CAP Aviation CAP-232

Designation sequence

EA-200 - EA-300 - EA-330 - EA-400 - EA-500

See also

• Aerobatics
• Airshow