Airmotive EOS 001

The Airmotive EOS 001 is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by Airmotive Engineers of Pontiac, Michigan. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction, but is no longer available.

Design and development
The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat, enclosed open cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from bonded and pop riveted aluminum sheet and has a 26.0 ft span wing. Optimized for simplicity of construction, the design has no compound curves and requires no jigs or special tools. The standard engine intended to be supplied with the kit was the 55 hp two-stroke Hirth 2702 powerplant with a reduction gearbox that allowed the propeller to operate at lower tip speeds. This engine permits the EOS 001 to cruise at 187 mph and achieve a top level speed of 200 mph. The prototype was equipped with a Volkswagen air-cooled engine.

The aircraft has an empty weight of 320 lb and a gross weight of 750 lb, giving a useful load of 430 lb. With full fuel of 20 u.s.gal the payload is 310 lb.

In 1978 the claimed completion cost was US$2,000, not counting labor.

Operational history
The prototype EOS 001 was registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 1978.

By October 2013 two examples, including the prototype, had been at one time registered in the United States with the FAA, but both registrations were later canceled and it is likely that no examples of this type exist today.