Avtek 400A

{{Short description|Type of aircraft}} {{No footnotes|date=April 2020}}  {{Infobox aircraft |name= Avtek 400A |image= File:AvtekN400AV-191118.jpg |caption= Prototype At KCMA in 2019 |type= Business aircraft |manufacturer= Avtek |designer= Al Mooney |first_flight= September 17, 1984 |introduction= |retired= |status= |primary_user= |more_users= |produced= |number_built=1 |variants= }}

The '''Avtek 400A''' is an American prototype turboprop-powered business aircraft, which was developed in the early 1980s. Its configuration was unusual and distinctive : a low-wing monoplane with two pusher engines mounted above the wings, and a large canard mounted atop the forward fuselage. The aircraft's sleek, futuristic design earned it a guest appearance on the ''Airwolf'' TV series as the ''X-400'', which was used by the villain, Lou Stappleford in the ''Eagles'' episode.

The Avtek's structure made extensive use of advanced composite materials throughout.

In 1998, Avtek declared bankruptcy without the prototype having completed the testing required for US FAA type certification. The company's assets were purchased by AvtekAir, who {{As of|2004|lc=on}} planned to revive the project under the designation '''AvtekAir 9000T'''.

The only Avtek 400A constructed is currently owned by Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, who are currently restoring the aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Onward, Not Upward |url=https://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/articles/onward-not-upward/ |website=Camarillo Acorn |access-date=23 July 2025 |location=Agoura Hills, CA |date=April 5, 2025}}</ref>

==Specifications (Avtek 400A pre-production prototype)== {{Aircraft specs |ref=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89<ref name=JAWA88-89>{{cite book |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89 |year=1988 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=London |isbn=0-7106-0867-5 |editor=John W.R. Taylor}}</ref> |prime units?=kts  |genhide=

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==See also== {{aircontent |similar aircraft= * AAC Angel * AASI Jetcruzer * Adam A500 * Beechcraft Starship * Embraer/FMA CBA 123 Vector * LearAvia Lear Fan * OMAC Laser 300 * Piaggio P.180 Avanti }}

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==Further reading== * {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=916 }}

==External links== * [http://www.avtekair.com AvtekAir company website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203705/http://www.luftfahrt-archiv.de/Flugzeugtypen.asp?Type=Link&ID=T1531&SID=384204425 luftfahrt-archiv.de] * [http://www.aerofiles.com/_al.html aerofiles.com]

400 Category:Abandoned civil aircraft projects of the United States Category:1980s United States business aircraft Category:Canard aircraft Category:Low-wing aircraft Category:Twin-turboprop pusher aircraft Category:Aircraft first flown in 1984 Category:Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear