Aero Ae 270 Spirit
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#2000s_Czech_civil_utility_aircraft
#Single-engined_tractor_aircraft
#Aero_Vodochody_aircraft
#Aircraft_first_flown_in_2000
#Single-engined_turboprop_aircraft
The Aero Ae270 Spirit was a single-engine turboprop general utility aircraft that was developed by the Czech aircraft company Aero Vodochody.
A prototype made its maiden flight in 2000, with European Aviation Safety Agency （EASA） Type Certification in 2005 and Federal Aviation Administration （FAA） type certification in 2006.
No production followed.
Design began in the early 1990s.
The aircraft's configuration was finalized by 1993.
In 1997, Aero signed an agreement with AIDC of Taiwan to jointly manufacture and market the aircraft through Ibis Aerospace.
The first prototype （0001, OK-EMA） was completed in 2000, and it first flew on July 25, 2000.
The initial design of the aircraft was projected to have an empty weight of 1,790 kilograms （3,950 lb）, a maximum take-off weight of 3,000 kilograms （6,600 lb）, and a ceiling of 7,620 metres （25,000 ft）.
Five prototypes were planned, two for static and dynamic tests and three for flight tests.
The requirements changed and the aircraft was redesigned for greater performance and capabilities, new equipment added, a new engine variant chosen.
The second （partial） prototype was used for static tests and the fourth, for fatigue tests.
The third prototype （OK-SAR） first flew in 2002.
The fifth prototype （OK-LIB） was finished in 2003, with its first flight in February.
The sixth prototype （OK-INA） was also finished in 2003.
UCL （Czech Civil Aeronautical Institute） added more requirements, which delayed further tests.
The first prototype was no longer usable for EASA test flights as changes were significant.
A seventh prototype （OK-EVA） was built in 2004.
In 2004, AIDC announced that it would not deliver wings for additional airplanes.
Aero Vodochody also had issues with money for cer...