# EP Aviation

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'''EP Aviation''' based in [McLean, Virginia](/source/McLean%2C_Virginia), is an aviation company owned by [Academi](/source/Academi) (formerly Blackwater Security). Assets may include an [Embraer Super Tucano](/source/Embraer_Super_Tucano)<ref>[http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20070827.aspx Warplanes: Blackwater Buys Brazilian Bombers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/the-penny-drops-coin-aircraft-for-blackwater-03703/ The Penny Drops: COIN Aircraft for Blackwater? – Defense Industry Daily<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/report-blackwater-worldwide-purchases-brazilian-made-fighter-plane | work=Fox News | title=Report: Blackwater Worldwide Purchases Brazilian-Made Fighter Plane | date=2 June 2008}}</ref> and 28 other aircraft<ref>{{cite web|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/nameSQL.asp?nametxt=EP+aviation&sort_option=5 |title=Aircraft Enquiry |date= |accessdate=2011-10-20}}</ref> including eight [SA330J Puma](/source/A%C3%A9rospatiale_SA_330_Puma) and 14 [Bell 412](/source/Bell_412) helicopters.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--start post navigation--> Previous post Next post |url=https://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2008/04/blackwater-bulk/ |title=Blackwater Bulks Up Air Power Using Little-Known Company &#124; Danger Room |publisher=Wired.com |date= 2008-04-07|accessdate=2011-10-20}}</ref> Blackwater has another affiliate known as [Presidential Airways](/source/Presidential_Airways_(charter)) which also has a number of registered aircraft. The Pumas were former [Bundespolizei](/source/Federal_Police_(Germany)) and were purchased from [HELOG](/source/HELOG). EP Aviation is active in [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan) and [Iraq](/source/Iraq).

EP Aviation is named for Blackwater's owner, [Erik Prince](/source/Erik_Prince).<ref name=wired_bulk>{{cite news|author=<!--start post navigation--> Previous post Next post |url=http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/04/blackwater-bulk.html |title=Blackwater Bulks Up Air Power Using Little-Known Company &#124; Danger Room &#124; Wired.com |publisher=Blog.wired.com |date= 2008-04-07|accessdate=2011-10-20}}</ref>

==Fleet==
The EP Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2016):<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)|journal=Airliner World|issue=November 2016|page=38}}</ref>
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|[Bombardier Dash 8-100](/source/Bombardier_Dash_8)
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The airline fleet also included the following aircraft (as of October 2011):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/nameSQL.asp?nametxt=EP+aviation&sort_option=5 |title=FAA REGISTRY Inquiry |publisher=Registry.faa.gov |accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/nameSQL.asp?nametxt=EP+aviation&sort_option=5 |title=Aircraft Anquiry |date= |accessdate=2011-10-20}}</ref>
* 14 [Bell 412](/source/Bell_412) helicopters
* 3 [Hughes/MD 369](/source/MD_Helicopters_MD_500) "Little Bird" helicopters
* 4 [Bell 214ST](/source/Bell_214ST) medium-lift helicopters
* 3 [Fairchild Swearingen Merlin IIIC](/source/Fairchild_Swearingen_Merlin_IIIC) turboprop airliners
* 9 [Aérospatiale Puma](/source/A%C3%A9rospatiale_Puma) utility helicopters
* 1 [Maule Air](/source/Maule_Air) MT-7-235 [STOL](/source/STOL) aircraft
* 1 [Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano](/source/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano) counterinsurgency aircraft
* 1 [Mooney M20](/source/Mooney_M20)E fixed wing aircraft.

==Incidents and accidents==

SA.330J (c/n 1358) N605R, ditched in an unknown location within Afghanistan around mid December 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=48030 |title=Scramble Messageboard • View topic - Ditch EP Aviation SA.330J Puma N605R |publisher=Forum.scramble.nl |date= |accessdate=2011-10-20}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Aviation Worldwide Services](/source/Aviation_Worldwide_Services) an affiliated company

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://dissrr.com/ADSB/DI/AirframesList.php?Owner=%27EP%20AVIATION%20LLC%27 List of Honeywell modified EP Aviation airframes]

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