As part of the settlement, Epic retained its rights for American construction and support of its aircraft, creating two divergent lines.
[1][2] China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (CAIGA) began the process of developing the Epic LT into the Primus 150 for commercial construction, with program first started in November 2011.
[3] Its maiden flight was successfully completed on July 5, 2014, and Chinese state certification was received in the following year.
[3] Three enterprises have signed letters of intent to purchase the aircraft at a unit price of two million US dollars, under the new name Leadair AG300.
Leadair AG300 is the fastest flying single-engine, propeller driven general aviation aircraft in China.