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August 04, 2011

flying: Icon A5 with new wing takes flight

At AVweb again, a report of Icon A5 (discussed here previously) flying with the new wing, which is supposed to be "spin-restant". The included picture clearly shows tip cuffs at about 1/4 span. Also, supposedly there are no flaps anymore. Pictures of the A5 with the old wing at Icon website clearly show flaps deployed.

BTW, their gallery includes a picture of A5 touching water with a wingtip in flight, with the following caption: "this maneuver is performed by a professional test pilot for testing purposes only and is not an action that ICON encourages any pilot to attempt due to its potential danger." Well, I'll be damned! It can be done!

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