Icon A-5 vs Super Petrel LS

Side-by-side specs, range, and operating costs.

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Icon A-5
34.8 × 23.0 ft 8.1 ft tall
1× Piston Retractable Unpressurized
Super Petrel LS
29.2 × 20.8 ft 8.3 ft tall
1× Piston Retractable Unpressurized

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Mission Performance

Stall, approach, cruise, range, ceiling and climb: best values are at the top.

Mission performance specifications
Specification Icon A-5Super Petrel LS
Stall speed 45 kt37 kt
Approach speed 59 kt—
Cruise speed 81 kt100 kt
Range 428 nm510 nm
Service ceiling 13000 ft12000 ft
Rate of climb 610 fpm1000 fpm
Fuel burn 4.0 gph4.0 gph

Each axis is scaled independently across the compared aircraft and printed in its own units; every vertex sits at the published figure. Higher is better on all axes: Stall, Approach and Fuel Burn are inverted (lower = higher). A missing figure breaks the line at that axis.

Fuel Burn & Range

Range, endurance, and what the fuel costs by the hour.

Icon A-5 Mogas
4.0 gph
Baseline
428 nm range 20.2 nm/gal 20 gal usable $20 fuel/hr 5h 00m endurance
Icon A-5: 4.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 428 nautical mile published range, 5 hour 0 minute endurance, 20.2 nautical miles per gallon.
Super Petrel LS Mogas
4.0 gph
Baseline
510 nm range 25.0 nm/gal 24 gal usable $20 fuel/hr 6h 00m endurance
Super Petrel LS: 4.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 510 nautical mile published range, 6 hour 0 minute endurance, 25.0 nautical miles per gallon.
Mogas range each cell = 1 hr of cruise · width scales with speed

Bars show published still-air range. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the published cruise burn. Estimates only. Always verify against the POH.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

Scale:
Icon A-5 Mogas
$39 /hr
Baseline
Icon A-5: $39 per flight hour — fuel $20, maintenance and reserve $19.
Super Petrel LS Mogas
$40 /hr
Baseline
Super Petrel LS: $40 per flight hour — fuel $20, maintenance and reserve $20.
Icon A-5 Piston
$7,645 /yr Baseline
Icon A-5: $7,645 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $5,645, annual inspection $2,000.
Super Petrel LS Piston
$7,056 /yr Baseline
Super Petrel LS: $7,056 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $4,556, annual inspection $2,500.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

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Icon A-5
2 / 2 seats 20 / 20 gal fuel 370 lb wet payload 490 lb useful 1,570 lb MTOW
Super Petrel LS
2 / 2 seats 24 / 24 gal fuel 436 lb wet payload 580 lb useful 1,430 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

Payload-Range Map

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