Extra Expands: Turboprop 500's NBAA Debut; More U.S.
Dealerships and Support
Financial restructuring now put behind it, the Extra company is
here with the prototype of its Rolls-Royce 250-engined Extra 500,
flown 5,500 trouble-free miles from Germany to Orlando Executive
Airport in nine stages by re-designated chief designer Walter Extra
himself. An extrapolation of the six-seat, piston-powered Model
400 that is already established in the U.S., the 500 anticipates
European certification in the first quarter of next year, with FAA
acceptance and deliveries following shortly after. Kenneth Keith,
CEO of Extra Aircraft LLC in the U.S., says dealerships and spares
support for all Extra products will be expanded in anticipation
of increasing sales, this also embracing the popular Model 300 aerobatic
airplane, which is also back in production. Within a year, Extra
anticipates delivering three 300s and one 400 or 500 per month.
