Aircraft
Epic Remains on Course for E1000 Certification
Sunday’s crash of an Epic LT that killed the wife of Epic Aircraft owner and board member, won’t have any effect on certification of the Epic E1000.
Epic anticipates certification of its E1000 by year-end. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter)
Epic anticipates certification of its E1000 by year-end. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter)

Sunday’s crash of an Epic LT turboprop single that killed Natalia Fileva, the wife of Epic Aircraft owner and board member Vladislav Filev, won’t have any effect on funding or certification efforts for the Epic E1000, Epic Aircraft director of sales and marketing Mike Schrader told AIN yesterday at the Sun ’n‘ Fun Fly-In and Expo in Lakeland, Florida. “Despite this tragic event, Filev is still solidly behind the company. We are solely focused on finishing certification by the end of this year for the E1000,” he said.