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{{Short description|German aviation engineer}}
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[[File:Extra 300 landing.jpg|thumb|An Extra 300 during landing.]]
'''Walter Extra''' is a German award-winning [[aerobatics|aerobatic]] pilot and chief [[aircraft]] designer who founded the aerobatic aircraft manufacturer [[Extra Flugzeugbau]] (Extra Aircraft Construction).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.extraaircraft.com/|title=Home Page|publisher=Extra Aircraft|access-date=7 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=McClellan|first=J. Mac|title=The Extra 500 Now Has a Chance|journal=Flying Magazine|date=January 2004 |url=http://www.flyingmag.com/extra-500-now-has-chance|access-date=7 June 2010}}</ref>

Extra was trained as a mechanical engineer. He began his flight training in gliders, transitioning to powered aircraft to perform aerobatics. He built and flew a [[Pitts Special]] aircraft and later built his own [[Extra EA-230]].<ref>{{cite journal
|journal=AOPA Pilot|date=December 2013|title=Aviation Legends Walter Extra|author=Peter Hirsschman|page=62}}</ref>

Extra began designing aircraft after competing in the 1982 [[World Aerobatic Championships]]. His aircraft constructions revolutionized the aerobatics flying scene and still dominate world competitions. The German pilot [[Klaus Schrodt]] won his world championship title flying an aircraft made by the Extra firm.

Walter Extra has designed a series of performance aircraft which include unlimited aerobatic aircraft and turboprop transports.<ref>{{cite journal
|journal=AOPA Pilot|date=December 2013|title=Aviation Legends Walter Extra|author=Peter Hirsschman|page=61}}</ref>