Aircraft
Epic Nudges Closer To E1000 Certification
Company Predicts FAA Approval By End of 2018
Epic Aircraft anticipates FAA certification for the E1000 later this year with deliveries to follow next year. (Photo: Mark Huber)
Epic Aircraft anticipates FAA certification for the E1000 later this year with deliveries to follow next year. (Photo: Mark Huber)

Epic Aircraft continues to edge toward FAA certification of its $3.25 million E1000 carbon-fiber turboprop single. On Wednesday at EAA AirVenture, the company announced completion of aircraft structural testing and anticipates receiving FAA Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) this month. It also said that it had flown 625 total flight test hours on its two flight-test aircraft and would begin FAA conformal flight testing next month.