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Hello Everyone,
Here are some photos of the Great Lakes Edition Icon A5 with a Rotax 916 IS 160 HP turbocharged engine.
Currently taking orders for people who want to upgrade their existing Icon or have a new Icon A5 upgraded.
We offer both the Rotax 915IS and the 916IS. I will be posting more photos and specifications in the next coming weeks.
Great Lakes Icon LLC located at Kirsh Municipal Airport in Sturgis, MI 49091 airport code KIRS.
Website: www.greatlakesicon.com. Facebook page is Great Lakes Icon.
Contact information is [email protected] Cell# 574-903-5662 anytime from 8am to 10pm Eastern time.

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Fascinating…How is this certified? Experimental Exhibition?

edit. Just looked at the registration it’s experimental exhibition. No chance you get this ELSA and you can’t do this in SLSA.

With the additional weight you will be well over gross weight, the additional thrust you will no longer be spin resistant.

So all you that want to do this bear that in mind.

that said I’m the only one in the world that has flown an even higher performance A5 (an engine with 40 more HP than the 916) than this and it was amazing, but highly experimental.

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Matt, I checked out your website. I noticed you are offering carbon fiber repair, is that on the A5?

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Hi Bret,
The Icon pictured is experimental exhibition so I can test constant speed props. For most of my customers we will roll the planes into ELSA so they do not have to do the letter to the FAA every year and they can still use a light sport repairman to do the condition inspections. No A&P needed. Once MOSAIC happens there is a good change we can run a constant speed prop under ELSA. As for over gross weight my plane was used in testing for the 1570 increase with the Icon test pilot. With the 5 blade prop and added thrust my plane stalled at gross weight 1570 pounds 5 knots slower than a stock Icon. In the coming month we will have the test pilot here again testing all of the parameters for the POH along with spin testing. Give me a call sometime. I would love to hear about the higher HP Icon.

Fascinating…How is this certified? Experimental Exhibition?

edit. Just looked at the registration it’s experimental exhibition. No chance you get this ELSA and you can’t do this in SLSA.

With the additional weight you will be well over gross weight, the additional thrust you will no longer be spin resistant.

So all you that want to do this bear that in mind.

that said I’m the only one in the world that has flown an even higher performance A5 (an engine with 40 more HP than the 916) than this and it was amazing, but highly experimental.

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Hi Bret,
Yes, Great Lakes Icon is a certified sales and service center for Icon aircraft. I have one of the top certified carbon fiber specialist in the country working with me. We have a rotisserie and have completed minor and major carbon fiber repairs on a few Icons. We also offer X-ray and Ultrasonic testing along with full paint services.

Matt, I checked out your website. I noticed you are offering carbon fiber repair, is that on the A5?

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This is very interesting and exciting Matt! When do you think you will publish Cruise Speeds, Climb Rate, Fuel Burn, Etc. ?

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Hi Michel,
I will post the specifications after all of the flight test are complete by the certified test pilot.
I can confirm over 1,000 feet per minute climb at full gross 1570 pounds on a warm day and 100 knots cruise in smooth air of course. Time out of the water….Amazing!

This is very interesting and exciting Matt! When do you think you will publish Cruise Speeds, Climb Rate, Fuel Burn, Etc. ?

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Thanks Matt! Are you concerned that the Carbon Fiber Center-aft section where the engine mounts is too weak for the new power profile?

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Hi Michel,
I have worked directly with Icon on this project. The engine mounts are good.[

QUOTE=Michel Gadbois;1569]Thanks Matt! Are you concerned that the Carbon Fiber Center-aft section where the engine mounts is too weak for the new power profile?[/QUOTE]

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That is great stuff. You were lucky Icon staff were still around! Timing is everything.