Epic Aircraft E1000 AX
Unveiled at Sun 'n Fun in April 2025 and FAA certified on 21 July 2025, the E1000 AX adds Garmin autothrottle to Epic's carbon-fibre turboprop, with Garmin Autoland to follow, along with more than 25 other changes including an automatic yaw damper, electronic brake hold and lithium-ion batteries. Speed and range are unchanged at 333 knots and 1,560 nm, full-fuel payload rises to 1,177 lb, and Autoland approval was expected in 2026.
In short: The Epic Aircraft E1000 AX is a Turboprop with a range of 1,560 nm, a cruise speed of 333 knots and room for 4 passengers. It lists at about $4.7M new and costs roughly $790 an hour to operate (estimate).
1,560 nm
Range
333 kts
Max cruise
4–5
Passengers
$4.7M
New price
Highlights
- Garmin autothrottle, with Autoland to follow
- 1,177 lb payload with full fuel
- 333 kt maximum cruise
Performance
- Range
- 1,560 nm
- Max cruise
- 333 kts
- Max altitude
- 34,000 ft
- Takeoff distance
- 2,254 ft
- Landing distance
- 2,399 ft
- MTOW
- 8,000 lb
- Engines
- 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A
- Power per engine
- 1,200 shp
- Fuel burn
- 60 gal/hr
- Avionics
- Garmin G1000 NXi with autothrottle (Autoland pending)
Cabin
- Passengers
- 4 / 5
- Cabin length
- 15 ft
- Cabin width
- 4.5 ft
- Cabin height
- 4.5 ft
- Cabin volume
- Not published
- Baggage
- 18 cu ft
- Min. crew
- 1
Economics
- New price
- $4.7M
- Variable cost / hr
- $790
- Fixed cost / yr
- $305,000
- First delivery
- 2025
- Units built
- Not published
- Pre-owned range
- Not published
Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly. Data reviewed 2026-09-13. Sources & methodology.
Dimensions & weights
- Length
- 35.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 43 ft
- Height
- 12.5 ft
- Max payload
- 2,319 lb
- Max fuel
- 1,769 lb
Programme milestones
- 2025-04-01Announced · Introduced at Sun 'n Fun with Garmin Autothrottle and Autoland epicaircraft.com
- 2025-07-21Certification · FAA certification epicaircraft.com
- 2025-07First delivery · Deliveries begin at Bend, Oregon epicaircraft.com
- 2026-07-20Certification · EASA type certification epicaircraft.com
Sources (3)
Pre-owned range & Residual value curve
Pre-owned range
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Estimates. Operating costs and pre-owned prices are modelled from industry benchmarks and updated quarterly.
Residual value curve
Estimated value retention over 10 years from new, by category depreciation model.
Year 10: 62% ≈ $2.9M
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