Eagle EA-100 explained

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 a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.^[1]

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.^[3]

The aircraft is made from aluminum sheet. Its 28.51NaN1 span wing has an area of 135square feet and features electrically operated flaps. The standard engine is the 1000NaN0 Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant 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]

Notes and References

1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 42. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
2. Web site: eaglesportplane.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501013854/http://eaglesportplane.com/. dead. May 1, 2013. May 1, 2013.
3. Web site: EAA's Listing of Special Light-Sport Aircraft. 1 June 2012. Experimental Aircraft Association. 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228070151/http://sportpilot.org/learn/slsa. 28 February 2014. dead.
4. Web site: Sport Aircraft for the Sport Pilot . Eaglesportplane.com . 2012-06-08.
5. Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results. 1 August 2019. Federal Aviation Administration. 1 August 2019.