The ICON team continues intensive work on the build of Engineering Serial Number 1 (ESN-1), the first production prototype A5 to be built using production tooling. Composite components are coming together to form the airframe, with numerous critical structural bonds completed on the wings, tail, and fuselage at ICON's Tehachapi, California, facility.

With the assembly of the aircraft's structure approaching completion, the team has transitioned its focus to systems integration, which is the next phase of the build. During this process, the following systems are installed in the aircraft: electrical, flight controls, propulsion, interior, landing gear, and parachute.

Additionally, the team has started the structural build of ESN-2, the second production prototype aircraft, which will undergo structural testing later this year. The third A5 to be manufactured using production tooling will be delivered to ICON's first customer once it is complete in early 2015.