Cirrus to Build Icon A5 Composite Airframes

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, August 07, 2012 at 06:01 PM ET

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Icon A5

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Icon Aircraft has partnered with Cirrus Aircraft to produce a significant portion of the composite airframes for its A5 amphibious light sport airplane.
Cirrus will manufacture these components at its Grand Forks, North Dakota, factory, with production beginning late this year and the first A5 expected next summer.
The agreement leverages Cirrus's expertise in composite aircraft structures, aiming for an initial production rate of 50 airplanes, projected to increase to 200-300 per year.

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Icon Aircraft, the California developer of the Icon A5 amphibious light sport airplane, has enlisted Cirrus Aircraft to produce a “significant portion” of the composite airframes for the LSA.

As part of the agreement announced on Monday, Cirrus will build the composite airframe components for the Icon A5 at its factory in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and ship them to Icon for final assembly.