The Extra Aircraft company was established in 1980 as Extra Flugzeugbau in Germany by Walter Extra, an

aerobatic Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights. The term is a portmanteau of "aerial" and "acrobatics". Aerobatics are performed in aeroplanes and glider ...

pilot, to design and develop his own aerobatic aircraft. The company is located at

Dinslaken Dinslaken is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness racing track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods ''Hiesfeld'' and ''Eppinghoven''. Geography Dinslaken i ...

airfield in

Hünxe Hünxe () is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the Rhine-Waal euroregion Geography Hünxe is located approximately 10 km east of Wesel and 9 km north of Dinslaken. The neighbouring ...

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...

, Germany. Worldwide production of aircraft is about three units per month with a six-month backlog.

Products

Aerobatic

* Extra EA-200 aerobatic trainer * Extra EA-230 "Laser" - wooden-winged aerobatic aircraft * Extra EA-260 *

Extra EA-300 The Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 is a two-seat aerobatic monoplane capable of Unlimited category competition. It was designed in 1987 by Walter Extra, a German aerobatic pilot, and built by Extra Flugzeugbau. Design and development Design of ...

two-seat aerobatic aircraft with composite fuselage over steel-frame construction * Extra EA-330

Tourers

* Extra EA-330-LT low-wing variant * Extra EA-400 *

Extra EA-500 The Extra EA-500 is a six-seat single-engined high wing turboprop aircraft designed by the Extra Aircraft company. During 2015 a decision was made to end production. Design and development Started by Walter Extra, the company has been manufac ...

References

External links

Company website
Aircraft manufacturers of Germany German companies established in 1980 Companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia 1980 establishments in West Germany {{Germany-company-stub