The
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Extra 200 (Type EA-200) is a two-seat, tandem arrangement, low-wing aerobatic monoplane with conventional (taildragger) landing gear fully capable of Unlimited category
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. It was designed by
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who introduced it to the US market in
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. The Extra 200 is a little smaller than the
Extra 300The Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 is a two-seat aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category competition. It was designed in 1987 by Walter Extra, an award-winning German aerobatic pilot and built by Extra Flugzeugbau.-Design and development:...
, and is powered by a 200 hp (149 kW) rather than the
Extra 300The Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 is a two-seat aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category competition. It was designed in 1987 by Walter Extra, an award-winning German aerobatic pilot and built by Extra Flugzeugbau.-Design and development:...
's 300 hp (224 kW)
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making it a great choice for those on a restricted budget.
The
Extra FlugzeugbauThe Extra Aircraft company was established in 1980 as Extra Flugzeugbau in Germany by Walter Extra, an aerobatic pilot, to design and develop his own aerobatic aircraft. The company is located at Dinslaken airfield in Hünxe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
Extra 200 (Type EA-200) is a two-seat, tandem arrangement, low-wing aerobatic monoplane with conventional (taildragger) landing gear fully capable of Unlimited category
competitionCompetition aerobatics is an air sport in which judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying. It is practiced in both piston-powered single-engine airplanes and gliders....
. It was designed by
Walter ExtraWalter Extra is a German award-winning aerobatic pilot, chief aircraft designer and founder of Extra Flugzeugbau , a manufacturer of aerobatic aircraft....
who introduced it to the US market in
1996This is a list of aviation-related events from 1996:-February:* February 6 - Turkish charter company Birgenair Flight 301 crashes in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic after takeoff...
. The Extra 200 is a little smaller than the
Extra 300The Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 is a two-seat aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category competition. It was designed in 1987 by Walter Extra, an award-winning German aerobatic pilot and built by Extra Flugzeugbau.-Design and development:...
, and is powered by a 200 hp (149 kW) rather than the
Extra 300The Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 is a two-seat aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category competition. It was designed in 1987 by Walter Extra, an award-winning German aerobatic pilot and built by Extra Flugzeugbau.-Design and development:...
's 300 hp (224 kW)
Lycoming engineThe Lycoming engine was produced by Lycoming, one of the Errett Lobban Cord's companies and were used in his Cord and Auburn brands as well as by independent automobile manufacturers in the United States of America in 1920s and 1930s...
making it a great choice for those on a restricted budget. It offers the flying characteristics of the EA-300, is capable of all unlimited maneuvers, and makes a great all-round training/sports aerobatic aircraft.
Design
The Extra 200 is based on the design of the
Extra 300The Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 is a two-seat aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category competition. It was designed in 1987 by Walter Extra, an award-winning German aerobatic pilot and built by Extra Flugzeugbau.-Design and development:...
, and the two aircraft share many similarities. The Extra 200 has a welded
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(4130) tube fuselage covered in
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and fabric with a carbon/glass hybrid composite
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(i.e., the tail assembly, including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers, elevators, and rudder), and a bubble canopy. The
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wings have a
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composite spar with fiberglass skins and an integral fuel tank. A symmetrical
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, mounted with a zero
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, provides equal performance in both upright and inverted flight. The landing gear is fixed taildragger style with composite main legs and fiberglass wheel pants. The piston-engined powerplant is a fuel-injected Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E that produces 200 horsepower (149 kW), and it is equipped with a 3-bladed constant-speed MTV-12-B-C/C 183-17e propeller made of laminated wood encased in glass-fiber reinforced plastic. The Extra 200 is stressed for ±10 G with one person on board and ±8 G with two, and has an FAA certified load factor in the
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to ±10 G.
Background
In the late 1990s, the Extra 200 was considerably less expensive, at $170,000 (1996 new), versus the
Extra 300The Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 is a two-seat aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category competition. It was designed in 1987 by Walter Extra, an award-winning German aerobatic pilot and built by Extra Flugzeugbau.-Design and development:...
L's price of $235,000 (1996 new). In performance, at lower power settings, the aircraft handling is similar to the Decathlon while at full power it exhibits performance similar to the Pitts S-2– the Pitts has a 60 hp edge, but the Extra 200's aerodynamic and clean design makes it comparable in performance. The Extra 200 is now back in limited production (2007) after a hiatus in which
Extra AircraftThe Extra Aircraft company was established in 1980 as Extra Flugzeugbau in Germany by Walter Extra, an aerobatic pilot, to design and develop his own aerobatic aircraft. The company is located at Dinslaken airfield in Hünxe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
focused on the development of the Extra EA-500 whose costs of development forced the company into bankruptcy. With new ownership, the company is again producng a range of aerobatic aircraft including the EA-200. The base price is $225,000 as of 2007.
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General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot or two in tandem
- Capacity: two pilots
- Length: 6.80 m (22 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in)
- Airfoil: symmetrical
- Height: 2.56 m (8 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 10.4 m² (112 ft²)
- Empty: 540 kg (1,190 lb)
- Loaded: kg ( lb)
- Maximum takeoff: 870 kg (1,914 lb)
- Powerplant: Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E, 149 kW (200 hp)
- FAA/EASA Certified Load Factor: ±10 G with one person on board
Performance
- Never Exceed Speed: 396 km/h , 217 kts (248 mph)
- Maneuvering Speed: 154 kts
- Stall Speed: 53-59 kts
- Range: 1,080 km (675 miles)
- Service ceiling: 4,573 m (15,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 686 m/min (2,250 ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
- Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)
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- Extra 300
The Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 is a two-seat aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category competition. It was designed in 1987 by Walter Extra, an award-winning German aerobatic pilot and built by Extra Flugzeugbau.-Design and development:...
Comparable aircraft:
- CAP-10
- Pitts S-2
- Giles G-202
Giles G-202 is an unlimited-level aerobatic plane designed by Richard Giles.This carbon fiber composite monoplane was manufactured by AkroTech Aviation in Troutdale, Oregon. The tandem two-seater bases on the single-seater Giles G-200....