Section 1 Pilot’s Operating Handbook
General EXTRA 500
1.4 General Description
1.4.a Aircraft
The EXTRA 500 is a single engine, turbopropeller, six seat
business aircraft with the following main advantages:
• Fully configured for single pilot IFR-day and night operation.
• Sealed cabin area structurally reinforced for pressurization.
• Lightning strike protected by combination of conducting carbon
structure and metal bondings.
• High wing and T-tail designed empennage with extended
vertical fin, realizing clear aerodynamic and aircraft control
advantages.
• Tricycle, retractable landing gear, equipped with nose wheel
steering capability.
1.4.b Noise Level
The noise level has been established in accordance with FAR 36
Appendix G, as 76.5 dB(A), and with ICAO Annex 16, as
76.7 dB(A).
No determination has been made by the EASA or the FAA that
the noise levels of this aircraft are or should be acceptable or
unacceptable for operation at, into, or out of, any airport.
1-8 26. January 2011
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