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| "Aviation: Fast Company" Robb Report May 1, 2007 Having received the tower's appreciation of his plane and its instructions for takeoff, Hooper, Chief Pilot for Epic Air, taxis behind a midsize jet. When it leaves the ground, he accelerates down the runway, climbs quickly to 5,000 feet, and passes the jet. Soon the experimental aircraft reaches 300 mph. Click Here to Read More |
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| "Flying Their Own Planes Saves Time" USA Today January 18, 2007 The added hassles of business travel from tightened security and airline cost-cutting since the Sept. 11 terrorism has helped fuel an increase in the business use of personal aircraft. Encouraged by a growing economy and a generally favorable business climate, many business people - particularly those who live far from a big-city hub - are realizing that piloting their own planes saves time and, in some cases, money. Click Here to Read More |
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| "New Turboprops" Aviation International News September 2006 According to GAMA, manufacturers last year shipped nearly 14 percent more turboprops (365) than they did in the previous 12 months (321). The trend has continued for the first half of this year; shipments of pressurized turboprops rose 35 percent, from 96 during the first six months of last year to 129 in the same period this year. Click Here to Read More |
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| "It's Epic" Kitplanes August 2005 If it's indeed true that speed sells, the Epic LT ought to be popping out of the molds in Bend, Oregon, at a ferocious pace. After all, this outsized six-seater, offered initially as an Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft but destined to be FAR Part 23 certified and mass produced, cooks along at an eye-widening 403 mph-a number that still sounds mighty impressive as 350 knots. That's fleeter yet than the Turbine Legend and even a turbine-powered Lancair IV. If you're shopping across the aisle in production turboprop singles, know that the current Epic beats the Pilatus PC-12, which boasts the same total power, by 80 knots and the EADS/Socata TBM700 by a solid 50 knots. Click Here to Read More |
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