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TURBO PROPS

While this little aircraft started out as kit build in 2009 the com- maximum endurance of the EA-500 is 4.2 hours. The take-off and

pany filed for bankruptcy and since 2012, the US-based remains landing distances are 381m and 280m respectively.

were taken over by Russian maintenance, repair, and overhaul The aircraft is fitted with an electric elevator trim, dual cockpit

company called Engineering LLC. The first E1000 prototype flew dome lights, multiple LED eyebrow flood lights, ice detection lights,

in 2015, the second in January 2018 and since then the company wing-mounted recognition lights, navigation and strobe lights,

seems to be thriving. electric fuel pumps and low-fuel sensors.
On the surface the E1000 beats the TBM 930, its nearest com- The EA-500 is proving to be strong competition for the likes of

petitor, in almost every category except for the maximum cruise other single-engine turboprops such as the Cessna Grand Caravan,

speed (the TBM is five knots faster). The E1000 is said to deliver Piper Meridian and the Raytheon King Air C90B.
fuel burns of 60 gallons per hour at cruise speeds of 300 knots
down low, and 40 gallons per hour at 300 knots up at 34,000 DIMENSIONS
feet. Time to climb to maximum altitude is just 15 minutes. Full

fuel payload should be 1,100 pounds with a range of at least Length 33 ft 2 in

1,650 nautical miles, according to the company. This aircraft is Height 11 ft 2 in

projected to be a short-field champ, needing just 1,600 feet of Wingspan 31 ft

runway for takeoff. WEIGHTS
Maximum Takeoff Weight 4,696 lb

DIMENSIONS Empty Weight, Std. 3,091 lb

Length 35 ft 10 in PERFORMANCE

Height 12 ft 6 in Maximum Cruise Speed 226 ktas
Wingspan 43 ft Fuel Consumption (Max Cruise) 31 gph

WEIGHTS Best Rate of Climb (SL) 1,335 fpm
Maximum Payload With Full Fuel 1,100 lb Max Certified Altitude 25,000 ft

Maximum Takeoff Weight 8,000 lb Takeoff Ground Roll 1,250 ft

Empty Weight 4,600 lb Takeoff Over 50 ft 2,050 ft

PERFORMANCE Landing Ground Roll 917 ft
Maximum Cruise Speed (Long Range) 325 ktas Landing Over 50 ft 2,050 ft
Maximum Ceiling 34,000 ft CABIN INTERIOR

Time To Climb (34,000ft) 15 min Height 49 in
Climb Rate 4,000 fpm Width 55 in
Max Cruise Range 1,385 nm BAGGAGE CAPACITY
Max Eco Cruise Range 1,650 nm Baggage 198 lb
Eco Cruise 265 ktas
CABIN INTERIOR KODIAK AIRCRAFT (THE QUEST KODIAK 100)
Maximum Cabin Width 4 ft 7 in

Maximum Cabin Length 15 ft

Maximum Cabin Height 4 ft 11 in
THE EA-500 EXTRA
The EA-500 is a single-engine, six-seat light utility aircraft designed Daher CEO Didier Kayat announced last year October that the

and being developed by Germany-based Extra Flugzeugbau. Quest Kodiak was now, officially, a Daher product. The only imme-

It is an advanced version of its forerunner, the EA-400 six-seat diate change was a name change - to Kodiak Aircraft. The company

piston-engine aircraft. now has aircraft production assembly lines on both sides of the

With full fuel and at 75 percent power the EA-500 has an initial Atlantic. The Kodiak 100 is a 10-seat, unpressurised, entry-level

rate of climb of 2,000 feet per minute and a takeoff roll of less than aircraft in the single-engine turboprop category. Originally

1,000 feet. The optimum cruise level is FL 180 where, with a TAS of created for humanitarian missions in developing countries, the

230-240 knots, operators will see 23 gallons per hour fuel flow. The Kodiak 100 is an agile and robust aircraft, capable of operating on

range with 45-minute reserve will be close to 1,700 nm. uneven and ultra-short runways, while offering optimal safety.

The range is 2,963km and the service ceiling is 7,620m. The Certified in 67 countries, the Kodiak 100 is used worldwide by
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