An Extra 300S racing

The wing of the Extra 300L is set lower on the fuselage.

An Extra 300 of the Royal Jordanian Falcons display team taxis for take off

The Extra Flugzeugbau Extra 300 is a competition-level aerobatic monoplane aircraft. Designed by Walter Extra, a retired aerobatic pilot, in 1987. It has since evolved into a higher-performance single-seat version (300S/330XS) and has been updated to make use of composite technology. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x603, 81 KB) Extra EA300S (UK registration G-IIUI, year of build 1992) at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x603, 81 KB) Extra EA300S (UK registration G-IIUI, year of build 1992) at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1910x1113, 667 KB) This is either (I can’t read the registration): G-IIDI, an Extra EA 300/L, built 1997, or G-IIZI, an Extra EA 300, built 1992, at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1910x1113, 667 KB) This is either (I can’t read the registration): G-IIDI, an Extra EA 300/L, built 1997, or G-IIZI, an Extra EA 300, built 1992, at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2628x1804, 1041 KB) An Extra EA300S (JY-RNE) of the Royal Jordanian Falcons display team taxis for takeoff at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2628x1804, 1041 KB) An Extra EA300S (JY-RNE) of the Royal Jordanian Falcons display team taxis for takeoff at the Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. ... The Royal Jordanian Falcons are the aerobatic demonstration team of the Royal Jordanian Airline and the official national aerobatic team of Jordan. ... The Extra Flugzeugbau company was established in Germany by Walter Extra, an aerobatic pilot, to design and develop his own aerobatic aircraft. ... Soon after aircraft were invented, pilots realised that they could be used as part of a flying circus to entertain people or impress others in what was termed aerobatics. ... A monoplane is an aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. ... Walter Extra is chief designer and founder of Extra Flugzeugbau (Extra Aircraft Construction), a manufacturer of aerobatic aircraft. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1987: Events January January 1 - US Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphins and US Navy H-3 Sea Kings help rescue people trapped inside the Dupont Plaza hotel Puerto Rico after a fire there on New Years Eve January 7 - French... Composite materials (or composites for short) are engineered materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties and which remain separate and distinct within the finished structure. ...

The aircraft is based on a welded steel tube fuselage covered in light alloy and fabric. The mid-set wing is made of carbon composites under fiberglass shells, and uses a symmetrical airfoil. The landing gear is of the fixed taildragger type, with composite main legs and fiberglasss wheel pants. An airfoil (in American English, or aerofoil in British English) is the shape of a wing or blade (of a propeller or ships screw or sail) as seen in cross-section. ... The Piper Super Cub is a popular taildragger aircraft. ...

The Extra 300 is stressed for +/- 10 G with one person on board and +/- 8G with two on board. The Extra 300L is a two-seater low wing variant of the 300, with its wingspan reduced from 26ft 3 in (8.00 m) to 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m). Improved ailerons boost the 300L's roll rate to 400 degrees per second. The 300S has a wingspan reduced by 1 ft 7 1/2 in and is also fitted with larger ailerons. The Extra 330 is a development of the 300S, with a wider-chord rudder, and a more powerful Lycoming IO-580 powerplant producing 330 hp (246 kW).

Notable examples

• The Royal Jordanian Falcons, the aerobatic demonstration team of the Royal Jordanian Airline and the official national aerobatic team of Jordan, perform in a formation of four Extra 300s.
• An Extra 300 owned and flown by Chuck Coleman was one of the official chase planes of Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne and Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer (during flight test). The aircraft was destroyed, and Coleman was critically injured, in a crash at the Mojave spaceport on August 16, 2006, as Coleman practiced an aerobatics routine for an upcoming airshow.

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Trivia

Patty Wagstaff's Extra 300S is featured on two flight simulators: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. Patty Wagstaff (née Patricia Rosalie Kearns Combs) was born in St. ...

Specifications (EA-300S)

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: one
• Length: 6.65 m(22 ft 9.5 in)
• Wingspan: 7.70 m (25 ft 3 in)
• Height: 2.62 m (8 ft 7 1/4 in)
• Wing area: 10.44 m²
• Empty: 620 kg (1,199 lb)
• Maximum takeoff: 868 kg (1,914 lb)
• Powerplant: Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5, 300 hp

Performance

• Maximum speed: 408 km/h
• Range: 944 km (586 miles)(with auxiliary fuel)
• Service ceiling: 4875 m (16,000 f)
• Roll Rate:360 degrees

Military Operators

• Chile, France, Jordan.

Related content

Related development

• Extra 200
• Extra 330

Comparable aircraft

• Zivko Edge 540
• Sukhoi Su-26
• CAP Aviation CAP-232

Designation sequence

EA-200 - EA-300 - EA-330 - EA-400 - EA-500 The Extra Flugzeugbau Extra 200 is a two-seat, piston-engined aerobatics aircraft. ... The Zivko Edge 540 is a world-class high-aerobatic aircraft. ... A Sukhoi Su-26 with red, blue, and purple cowling. ... The CAP Aviation CAP-232 is a high-performance carbon-fiber monoplane aircraft designed for competition aerobatics. ... The Extra Flugzeugbau Extra 200 is a two-seat, piston-engined aerobatics aircraft. ...

See also

• Aerobatics
• Airshow