Eagle EA-100

EA-100 S-LSA
Role Light-sport aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Eagle Aviation LLC
Introduction 2008
Status In production
Produced 2008-present
Unit cost
US$136,595 (with glass cockpit, 2012)

The Eagle EA-100 is an American light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Eagle Aviation LLC of Oshkosh, Wisconsin and introduced in 2008. The aircraft is supplied as complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]

Design and development

The EA-100 was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit accessed by two vertical-hinged doors, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]

The aircraft is made from aluminum sheet. Its 28.5 ft (8.7 m) span wing has an area of 135 sq ft (12.5 m2) and features electrically-operated flaps. The standard engine is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant[1] while the standard propeller is a Sensenich composite ground adjustable type.[3]

Specifications (version)

Data from Bayerl and Eagle Aviation LLC[1][4]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 42. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Experimental Aircraft Association (2012). "EAA's Listing of Special Light-Sport Aircraft". Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  3. "Sport Aircraft for the Sport Pilot". Eaglesportplane.com. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  4. Eagle Aviation LLC (2012). "EA-100 S-LSA Specifications and Performance". Retrieved 5 June 2012.

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