We Fly: Epic E1000 AX

This turboprop is a top-end, heavy-hauling speed merchant.

Rick Durden

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 07:30 AM ET

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Edited By:

Travis Tingle

The Epic E1000 AX in flight [Courtesy: Epic Aircraft]

Key Takeaways:

The Epic E1000 AX is a high-performance, single-engine turboprop, distinguished by its sleek carbon fiber airframe, 1,200 hp engine (making it the fastest in its class at 333 knots), and impressive useful load.
It features a significant upgrade to the Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite, including advanced safety functions like Autothrottle, Autoland, Smart Glide, and sophisticated weather radar.
Built with a durable composite airframe certified in the rigorous utility category, the AX offers exceptional strength, loading flexibility, a spacious cabin, and an ergonomic flight deck, emphasizing its role as a "pilot's airplane" supported by comprehensive training.

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The curves compel. Looking at the flowing, complex bends of the carbon fiber airframe, the flawless fairing of the windshield, windows and deice boots with the skin as it stands tall on its trailing-link landing gear, one tends to think that the Epic E1000 AX just slips between the air molecules.

Well, sort of. Its clean design is augmented by the most power ever hung on a production turboprop single—1,200 hp, making it the fastest of the breed.