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  1. Copilot Answer
    RoleAerobatic aircraft
    National originGermany
    ManufacturerExtra Flugzeugbau
    DesignerWalter Extra
    Design

    The prototype Extra 260 is based on the design of the Extra EA-230, and the two aircraft share many similarities. The Extra 260 has a welded steel tube fuselage covered in fabric with a carbon/glass hybrid composite … See more

    Operational history

    The first EA260 built, Walter Extra's personal airplane and prototype, was donated to the Smithsonian Institution where it was at one time on display. Patty Wagstaff had ordered and paid for another plane just li… See more

    Specifications (EA-260)

    Data from Smithsonian Air and Space Extra 260
    General characteristics
    • Crew: 1
    • Length: 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
    • Wingspan: 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)… See more