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The Victory was Epic Aircraft's second experimental jet design. The company's 2009 bankruptcy interrupted its development, after which new owners acquired the assets. Aerobask's simulator interpretation has its own features and performance descriptions.
Aircraft background
Wikipedia contributors · Read more ↗An unfinished cockpit in a very early jet
Ibold’s flight took place early enough that the Victory still lacked a finished interior and had a basic instrument panel and uncomfortable seats. He found the low-speed handling surprisingly approachable for a jet, comparing aspects of its control harmony with familiar piston twins. The experience also exposed work still to do, including pronounced lateral oscillation and the absence of aileron trim.
Firsthand forum report · November 2007. Early Epic Victory prototype; Ibold described himself as its fourth pilot. Development intentions are kept separate from completed equipment.
Pilots of America · Read more ↗An autopilot with an extra mode
Aerobask lists a GFC700 autopilot with a custom CSC mode using FADEC-based autothrottle. The CSC mode is an Aerobask addition to the G1000-based cockpit.
Aerobask Epic Victory G1000 Edition · X-Plane 12
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Aerobask Epic Victory
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Meet Epic Victory
The Victory was Epic Aircraft's second experimental jet design. The company's 2009 bankruptcy interrupted its development, after which new owners acquired the assets. Aerobask's simulator interpretation has its own features and performance descriptions.
Epic Victory
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Epic Victory
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History & design
The first Victory leaves Redmond
AVweb’s contemporary report identifies Len Fox as pilot of the 6 July 2007 first flight from Redmond, Oregon. The initial flight lasted about fifty minutes with the landing gear extended. Epic’s CEO said further flying followed during the weekend.
AVweb · Victory Is In The Air For Epic Aircraft ↗Contemporary news report based on Epic’s account
The early prototype and the proposed programme
That first aircraft used a Williams FJ33 engine. Epic described experimental and proposed certified versions with different avionics plans. These were the company’s intentions in July 2007; the announcement does not establish that the proposed production configurations were subsequently delivered.
AVweb · Victory Is In The Air For Epic Aircraft ↗Programme plans as reported at the time
Development milestones
First flight: 6 July 2007
Wikipedia contributors · Epic Victory ↗Epic Victory · family/variant named by the source · Wikipedia revision 1334841462
Pilot accounts
An unfinished cockpit in a very early jet
Ibold’s flight took place early enough that the Victory still lacked a finished interior and had a basic instrument panel and uncomfortable seats. He found the low-speed handling surprisingly approachable for a jet, comparing aspects of its control harmony with familiar piston twins. The experience also exposed work still to do, including pronounced lateral oscillation and the absence of aileron trim.
The trip included photography towards Mount Shasta, with the search for useful light forming part of the outing. Back in Bend, a forgotten camera cable delayed sharing the pictures. It remains an account of an unfinished prototype: modifications discussed in the thread were intentions, and other participants’ questions do not supply additional pilot experiences.
Firsthand forum report · November 2007. Early Epic Victory prototype; Ibold described himself as its fourth pilot. Development intentions are kept separate from completed equipment.
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X-Plane 12Epic Victory
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Epic Victory
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Aircraft specifications
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| Specification | Published value |
|---|---|
| Length | 33 ft 5 in (10.19 m) |
| Wingspan | 36 ft 4 in (11.08 m) |
| Height | 10 ft 8.5 in (3.26 m) |
| Empty weight | 2,700 lb (1,225 kg) |
| Gross weight | 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) |
| Powerplant | 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600 |
| Maximum speed | 368 mph (592 km/h, 320 kn) |
| Cruise speed | 288 mph (463 km/h, 250 kn) |
| Range | 1,380 mi (2,222 km, 1,200 nmi) |
| Service ceiling | 28,000 ft (8,537 m) |
Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
Look beyond the main displaysAerobask Epic Victory G1000 Edition · X-Plane 12
The product description includes a GCU477 keypad, MD302 standby instruments and optional touchscreen features. It also lists pressurization, oxygen, circuit-breaker behaviour and icing effects.
Avionics and aircraft systems
Aerobask · Read the source ↗An autopilot with an extra modeAerobask Epic Victory G1000 Edition · X-Plane 12
Aerobask lists a GFC700 autopilot with a custom CSC mode using FADEC-based autothrottle. The CSC mode is an Aerobask addition to the G1000-based cockpit.
Avionics · GFC700 and CSC mode
Aerobask · Read the source ↗Aerobask’s Victory has a specific engine and cockpitEpic Victory · Aerobask · X-Plane 12
The XP12 package uses a PW617F engine, rather than the Williams engine in the 2007 first-flight report. Aerobask combines Laminar G1000 displays with optional custom engine monitoring, synthetic vision and touch input. Its GFC700 includes a custom CSC mode described as a FADEC-based autothrottle.
Gathered Aerobask page; developer’s represented configuration
Aerobask · Read the source ↗Explore the systems through the cockpit and tabletEpic Victory · Aerobask · X-Plane 12
The published feature list includes pressurisation, oxygen, configurable circuit-breaker reliability and custom engine failure. A GCU477 keypad offers optional physical-keyboard capture, with separate popups for several instruments. The AviTab tablet supplies another interface, and both 4K and lower-resolution liveries are offered.
Aerobask’s documented XP12 features
Aerobask · Read the source ↗Pilot account
An unfinished cockpit in a very early jetFirsthand forum report · November 2007. Early Epic Victory prototype; Ibold described himself as its fourth pilot. Development intentions are kept separate from completed equipment.
Ibold’s flight took place early enough that the Victory still lacked a finished interior and had a basic instrument panel and uncomfortable seats. He found the low-speed handling surprisingly approachable for a jet, comparing aspects of its control harmony with familiar piston twins. The experience also exposed work still to do, including pronounced lateral oscillation and the absence of aileron trim.
Ken Ibold
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Aircraft background
Epic VictoryWikipedia contributors · Research background · retrieved 2026-09-12 Victory Is In The Air For Epic AircraftAVweb · 8 July 2007 · report quoting Epic CEO Rick SchrameckProduct
Epic Victory G1000Aerobask · Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12Type designator
FAA JO 7360.1K — aircraft type designatorsFederal Aviation Administration · Active FAA order; checked 2026-09-14Built-in force-feedback profiles
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Aerobask Epic Victory G1000
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X-Plane 12
Aerobask Epic Victory G1000: The profile provides the selected small-jet control resistance.
Epic Victory
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Epic Victory: The profile provides the selected small-jet control resistance.
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