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[[Image:G-BGMW.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Edgley Optica (source: Edgley Aircraft)]]
The '''[[Edgley]] EA7 ''Optica''''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] light aircraft designed for observation work, intended as as a low-cost alternative to helicopters, retailing originally at around US$200,000.
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|isbn =ISBN 1-85605-375-X}}</ref>, entering production in mid 1983. A [http://www.hants.gov.uk/hchs/optica.html crash of police Optica G-KATY] on 15 May [[1985]] killed two members of the [[Hampshire]] Constabulary. The cause was suspected to be a [[Stall (flight)|stall ]]: insufficient airspeed during a turn causing instability. The reason for the low speed was never established. This led to the bankruptcy of Edgley, with Optica Industires being formed in October 1985 to continue production and 25 were built before a fire caused by arson destroyed the factory. The company was reformed again as Brooklands Aircraft, and the Optica returned to production, production ceasing in March 1990, when Brooklands Aircraft went bankrupt. An example featured in the 1989 movie [[Slipstream (1989 film)|''Slipstream'']].
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