Bend, Oregon, July 6, 2007 — A mere six and a half months (202 days, 28 weeks) after design work began on a clean sheet of paper, the Epic Victory Jet made its maiden flight today from Redmond, Oregon. The milestone keeps the Victory on track for its world debut at AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin later this month.

“In our research, we did not find ANY other company out there that can demonstrate this kind of focus and commitment to bring an aircraft from the proverbial drawing boards to reality in this length of time,” commented Epic CEO Rick Schrameck. “I’ve always said that Epic has the best engineers and manufacturing talent in the world, and I think this clearly
proves it!”

“Quick response from the Seattle MIDO and Portland FSDO allowed us to get this jet flying on our schedule,” added Schrameck. “And we are grateful for their efforts.”  This all carbon-composite Victory Jet uses a single Williams International FJ-33-4A to climb to FL280 in just 10 minutes. Even with full fuel, the Victory offers more than 900 lbs of payload, easily accommodating 4 – 5 passengers and their luggage. The max cruise for this Very Light Jet is greater than 320 KTAS, and the Victory features an all Garminglass cockpit.

Epic promises to deliver at least six of the new jets to customers before the end of 2007, each with a price tag of less than one million dollars.

“This VLJ has been brought to market with a price tag of less than a million dollars,” added Schrameck. “And this is not a promotional price or a price in 2002 dollars like we’ve seen with other jets. This is the Victory price today.”

In line with Epic’s business model, the new Victory VLJ will first be available as an ownerbuilt aircraft via the company’s Customer Build Center in Bend, Oregon.

The single-engine Victory and the twin-engine Elite jets are scheduled to fly into Oshkosh’s Whitman Field to give the international press a first look at the two newest members of the growing Epic family of aircraft on Monday, July 23rd, 2007; a press conference will be held at 10:30AM in AeroShell Square.

For more information on the Epic Victory jet, visit the company’s website, www.EpicAircraft.com, or call 888-FLY-EPIC.

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