The brainchild of modern composite guru Walter Extra, the Extra 300 burst onto the scene in the early 1990s as the ultimate competitive aerobat. A certificated or experimental airplane, the 300 was incredibly quick, nimble and strong (certified to plus/minus 10 Gs but thought much stronger), allowing competitors to do maneuvers no one had done before. It was a huge force in aerobatic competition, pushing the state of the art to new heights. Flown by aerobatics legend Patty Wagstaff in airshows and competitions far and wide and popularized in Microsoft’s Flight Simulator, the 300 also became the embodiment of the aerobatic monoplane.