Epic Aircraft plans to deliver 20 E1000 GX turboprop singles this year and 24 of the all-composite aircraft next year, company marketing director Amy Trenz told AIN on Monday at EAA AirVenture. The company has successfully completed testing for and is closing in on FAA certification for flight into known icing (FIKI) conditions, with all aircraft delivered in 2024 expected to have this approval, she added.
The price of the base aircraft is currently $4.45 million—up from $3.85 million in 2021. The 333-knot GX model features the Garmin G1000 NXi flight deck, Garmin GFC 700 automatic flight control system, and Hartzell five-blade composite propeller.
Trenz said that “like everyone else” the company has had to deal with supply chain issues, but that Epic has been successful in recruiting the appropriate workforce and optimizing production at its facility in Bend, Oregon. Epic remains committed to ramping up production to one aircraft per week, according to Trenz. “It’s all going in the right direction,” she said. Epic delivered 10 aircraft in 2021 and 16 last year.