GENERAL INFORMATION / AIRPLANE INTRODUCTION 1-1
Chapter 01
CHANGE A1 ICON A5-B / PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL INFORMATION
Airplane Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Illustrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Summary of Performance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.1 AIRPLANE INTRODUCTION
The A5-B is a two-seat, single-engine, amphibious aircraft. The
A5-B has a conventional high wing, tail-aft configuration with
ailerons, flaps, elevator, rudder and water rudder control surfaces.
The wings are manually foldable with the flight controls (ailerons
and flaps) connecting automatically. The tricycle landing gear is
retractable. The A5-B is equipped with a Rotax 912iSc2 Sport,
4-cylinder, horizontally-opposed, reciprocating engine of 100
horsepower. Installed equipment provides for flight in day and night
VFR conditions. Fuel is contained in a single fuselage-mounted tank.
Flight controls employ conventional push-pull tubes, torque tubes
and cables. The primary flight controls are conventional sticks and
rudders (with toe brakes) for each seat. An electrically operated
pitch trim tab is controlled from the pilot’s (left seat) stick only.
1.1.1 DESCRIPTIVE DATA
Parameter Value
Wing Span 34.8 ft
Wing Area
135 ft
2
Aspect Ratio 9.0
Overall Length 23.0 ft
Overall Height at Ground Attitude 7.5 ft
Wheel Base 7.7 ft
Main Landing Gear Track Width 5.8 ft
Draft at Gross Weight, Landing Gear Up 14 in
Draft at Gross Weight, Landing Gear
Down
26 in
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