Eagle EA-100
The Eagle EA-100 is an American light-sport aircraft that was designed and produced by Eagle Aviation LLC of Oshkosh, Wisconsin and introduced in 2008. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]
EA-100 S-LSA | |
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Role | Light-sport aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Eagle Aviation LLC |
Introduction | 2008 |
Status | Production completed |
Produced | 2008-2013 |
Number built | 2 |
Unit cost |
US$136,595 (with glass cockpit, 2012) |
The company website expired in March 2013 and was not renewed. It is likely that the company is out of business and production has ended.[2]
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][3]
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.[4]
Operational history
By August 2019 two examples had been registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration.[5]
Specifications (version)
Data from Bayerl and Eagle Aviation LLC[1][6]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
- Wingspan: 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
- Height: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
- Wing area: 135 sq ft (12.5 m2)
- Empty weight: 825 lb (374 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,320 lb (599 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 75 litres (16 imp gal; 20 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 101 hp (75 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich composite, ground adjustable
Performance
- Cruise speed: 105 kn (121 mph, 194 km/h)
- Stall speed: 35 kn (40 mph, 65 km/h) flaps down
- Never exceed speed: 120 kn (140 mph, 220 km/h)
- Range: 335 nmi (386 mi, 620 km)
- Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
- g limits: +5/-3g
- Rate of climb: 1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s)
References
- Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 42. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- "eaglesportplane.com". May 1, 2013. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- Experimental Aircraft Association (2012). "EAA's Listing of Special Light-Sport Aircraft". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- "Sport Aircraft for the Sport Pilot". Eaglesportplane.com. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- Federal Aviation Administration (1 August 2019). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- Eagle Aviation LLC (2012). "EA-100 S-LSA Specifications and Performance". Retrieved 5 June 2012.