EXTRA 300SHP Unlimited Aerobatic Aircraft

Mike Goulian performs in the EXTRA 300SHP, the world’s newest custom-built premiere aerobatic aircraft. Michael, together with EXTRA’s engineers and Walter Extra himself, developed and designed this aircraft to Michael’s specifications. Produced by EXTRA Aircraft of Europe, the 300SHP is lighter, faster and more maneuverable than any other aircraft of this type. It is the only aircraft of its kind to date. EXTRA’s reputation for excellent aerobatic aircraft gave Michael the confidence that his new aircraft would be second to none.

The EXTRA tumbles and rotates at awe inspiring rates in almost any attitude, which gives world class pilot Michael Goulian the freedom to use his imagination to create a show to leave the fans wanting more!

Empty weight: 1,290 lbs.

Engine: 350hp Lycoming Thunderbolt IO-580

Construction: Carbon fiber wings and steel tube fuselage.

Speeds: Top speed, 260 mph – stall speed, 60 mph

Roll rate: 380 degrees per second

G limits: plus and minus 10 G’s

The Performance

The Performance is a dazzling, tumbling, display of modern aerobatic maneuvers punctuated by the edgy, hard, and aggressive style of flying that have become Michael’s signature.

In fact, Michael’s style is so original that many of his loyal fans would know that it was Michael flying, even if he was not in his famous green and white Castrol Aviator EXTRA. With over twenty years of focused competition and training, there are few flyers in the world that can captivate an airshow audience like Michael Goulian. When watching Michael perform, it ‘s obvious that he puts every last piece of his being into his performance which leaves him exhausted upon completion.

As Michael says, “the fans come to see the limits of man and machine displayed in the form of an intense aerial display flown by me, and I want to never let them down”. The most challenging and physically punishing “out of control” gyroscopic maneuvers are the show’s foundation. In fact, Michael performs some of the most wild and complex tumbles that have not been duplicated by any other airshow pilot in the world today.

Michael’s one-of-a-kind Castrol Aviator EXTRA 300SHP tumbles, flips, skids, and twists in such complex combinations that most spectators just watch in amazement.

As a member of three US World Aerobatic Teams and a past US National Aerobatic Champion, Michael maneuvers his show stopping Castrol Aviator EXTRA 300SHP with the characteristic precision demanded of world level flying. His attention to precision and excellence have made him a world renowned Aerobatic Pilot for over a decade. Michael’s display is accompanied by a high tech choreographed music system (same as the US Thunderbirds), which punctuates the emotion and intensity that is a Mike Goulian performance.

With Michael Goulian, the sky is NEVER the limit!