The Extra Aircraft company was established in 1980 as Extra Flugzeugbau in Germany by
Walter Extra
Walter Extra is a German award-winning aerobatics, aerobatic pilot and chief aircraft designer who founded the aerobatic aircraft manufacturer Extra Flugzeugbau (Extra Aircraft Construction).
Extra was trained as a mechanical engineer. He began ...
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aerobatic
Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights. The term is a portmanteau of "aerial" and "acrobatics". Aerobatics are performed in aeroplanes and glid ...
pilot, to design and develop his own aerobatic aircraft. The company is located at
Dinslaken
Dinslaken is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness racing track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods ''Hiesfeld'' and ''Eppinghoven''.
Geography
Dinslaken ...
airfield in
Hünxe
Hünxe () is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the Rhine-Waal euroregion
Geography
Hünxe is located approximately 10 km east of Wesel and 9 km north of Dinslaken. The neighbouring ...
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North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
, Germany. Worldwide production of aircraft is about three units per month with a six-month backlog.
Products
Aerobatic
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Extra EA-200
The 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 competition, built by Extra Flugzeugbau.
Designed by Walter Extra, it w ...
aerobatic trainer
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Extra EA-230 __NOTOC__
The Extra 230 was a single-seat aerobatic aircraft developed in Germany in the early 1980s. Designed by aerobatic pilot Walter Extra based on the layout of the Laser 200 he was previously flying, the Extra 230 was a conventional (if sho ...
"Laser" - wooden-winged aerobatic aircraft
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Extra EA-260
The Extra EA-260 is a hand-built, single-seat aerobatic aircraft derived from the Extra 230 and first flown in 1986. Designed by aerobatic pilot Walter Extra based on the layout of the Extra 230, the Extra 260 is a higher performance version of i ...
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Extra EA-300
The Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 is a two-seat aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category competition. It was designed in 1987 by Walter Extra, a German aerobatic pilot, and built by Extra Flugzeugbau.
Design and development
Design of the E ...
two-seat aerobatic aircraft with composite fuselage over steel-frame construction
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Extra EA-330
Tourers
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Extra EA-330-LT
The Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 is a two-seat aerobatics, aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category Competition aerobatics, competition. It was designed in 1987 in aviation, 1987 by Walter Extra, a German people, German aerobatic pilot, an ...
low-wing variant
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Extra EA-400
The Extra EA-400 is a six-seat, single-engined, high-wing monoplane produced by Extra Flugzeugbau GmbH. The EA-400 is powered by a liquid-cooled Continental Voyager turbocharged piston engine.
Design and development
Started by Walter Extra, t ...
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Extra EA-500
The Extra EA-500 is a six-seat single-engined high wing turboprop aircraft designed by the Extra Aircraft company. During 2015 a decision was made to end production.
Design and development
Started by Walter Extra, the company has been manufactu ...
References
External links
Company website
Aircraft manufacturers of Germany
German companies established in 1980
Companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia
1980 establishments in West Germany
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