Got this from NatGeo Blog. The ICON A5 Amphibious Sport Aircraft is everyman's dream of owning a plane and taking off for a weekend flight. The aircraft is 22 Ft Long, carbon hulled, barrels in at 120mph, folding wings and takes 20 gallons of unleaded gasoline. With it's folding wings, you can tow it behind your car and go to the lake and launch it like a jetski. The canopy inside looks just like a car dashboard with twin joysticks for control. The ICON costs U$ 139,000 (cheaper than a Ferrari) and will be rolling out of the ICON Aircraft factory by 2011.
So how does one get to fly this amazing aircraft? The ICON is part of a new category called Light Sport Aircraft where you can get a special license for Sport Pilots from the FAA in the US. Flight Training is a minimum of 20 hours costing U$ 3,500 which allows you to fly at 10,000 feet and go cross country. Restrictions are no flying at night and no flying in bad weather. Why would you want to fly into a thunderstorm in a 22 foot flying jetski anyway? Checkout out the incredible flight video of the ICON.
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