Adam Aircraft Extends Flight Capabilities of the Innovative A500 Centerline Twin

Englewood, CO - Adam Aircraft recently announced it has achieved a milestone in receiving an amended FAR Part 23 Type Certificate (TC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the all-composite A500 pressurized centerline twin-engine aircraft. The six-seat Adam A500 has been designed and developed with 21st-century materials and state-of-the-art engineering techniques in performance, safety, and reliability in the twin-engine piston category.

According to Adam Aircraft this Type Certification marks the first-ever Day/Night VFR/IFR certification for a new-technology, all-composite, pressurized, twin-engine aircraft. The last new pressurized twin-engine airplane was manufactured in 1986.

According to Adam Aircraft the A500 is now certified to its full 5.5 psi pressurization, which provides a sea-level cabin to 12,500 ft. Additional certified upgrades include a fully coupled IFR autopilot, Day/Night VFR/IFR, single-pilot flight operation, leading-edge cuffs to improve low-speed handling characteristics, and an expanded CG range. Maximum operating altitude expansion to 25,000 ft. will occur this winter concurrent with de-icing certification. Final performance numbers will include a 230-knot cruise speed and a more-than 1,100 nm NBAA IFR range at 75% power A500 Serial Number 008 is currently undergoing its final flight checks for an October delivery and Serial Numbers 009 through 024 are on the production line.

According to sources Adam Aircraft is a designer and manufacturer of aircraft for civil and government markets. The company uses computer-aided design, rapid prototyping, advanced manufacturing techniques, and carbon composite materials to produce high-performance aircraft at attractive prices. The A500 twin-engine piston aircraft has been Type Certified by the FAA, and the A700 Adam Jet is currently undergoing flight test and development. The company's largest outside investor is Goldman Sachs. Adam Aircraft headquarters are based on Centennial Airport (APA) in Englewood, Colorado, with additional facilities in Pueblo, Colorado, and Ogden, Utah.

SOURCE: Adam Aircraft