The Edgley EA7 Optica was a British light aircraft designed for observation work, intended as as a low-cost alternative to helicopters, retailing originally at around US$ 200,000.

The Optica, designed by John Edgley and built by Brooklands Aerospace, had an unusual configuration with a fully-glazed forward cabin seating three across, behind which was situated a Lycoming flat-six engine powering a ducted fan, twin boom cantilever tailplane with twin rudders and a high-mounted single elevator. The fixed tricycle undercarriage had the nosewheel offset to port. The wings were unswept and untapered, and the aircraft was of a fairly standard all-metal construction with stressed aluminium skin. The aircraft's distinctive appearance led to it being known as the "bug-eye" in some popular reports.

It first flew on 14 December 1979 and 25 were built before a fire destroyed the factory. An example featured in the 1989 movie Slipstream.

Wingspan: 39 ft 4 in; Length: 26 ft 9 in; Height: 6 ft 6 in; Wing Area: 170 sq ft; unladen weight 2,090 lb; max takeoff weight: 2,900 lb; Max Speed: 132 mph; Service Ceiling: 14,000 ft; Range: 656 miles.
