Flaris
LAR1 Makes First Flight
Nearly
six years after it was announced and after multiple schedule slippages, the
Polish Flaris LAR1 single-engine personal jet made its first flight on April 5
at Babimost Airport in Zielona Gora under the command of test pilot Wieslaw
Cena, the company announced yesterday.
The
$1.5 million five-seat jet is powered by a single 1,900-pound-thrust Williams
FJ33-5A turbofan, has a targeted top speed of 380 knots, stall speed of 62
knots, estimated maximum range of 1,400 nm, and ceiling of 45,000 feet. On the
initial test flight, Cena checked the jet single's optimal takeoff and landing
configurations, as well as its control and stability. Wind conditions during the
first flight were reported as gusty and there was a crosswind component.
Altogether, 26 takeoffs and landings were conducted during the initial flight.
Flight test leader Rafal Ladzinski called the conditions “difficult.”
Flaris
features rear-hinged main cabin doors reminiscent of 1960s Lincoln Continental
cars, detachable wings and stabilizers, a fuselage fuel tank, electric deicing,
an in-the-nose whole-aircraft ballistic parachute, and Garmin G600 avionics. The
aircraft is being built by Metal-Master and is partially funded by the European
Union.
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