Icon Resumes A5 LSA Production As Founder Perseveres
Credit: Julian Gates and his A5
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin—Eight years of flying U.S. Air Force F-16 Vipers in high-risk military operations failed to prepare Kirk Hawkins for the daunting civilian challenge of starting up Icon Aircraft company, maker of the A5 light sport amphibian. Dozens of design changes, hostile board members...
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