Aircraft
In The Works: Explorer 500T/750T
Don Joseph, president of Explorer Aircraft in Jasper, Texas, said he is “more optimistic than ever” about the company’s fundraising efforts.

Don Joseph, president of Explorer Aircraft in Jasper, Texas, said he is “more optimistic than ever” about the company’s fundraising efforts. “We’re in due diligence with one group and in conversations with two others,” he told AIN. The company has been in a fundraising mode for at least three years during which development of the PT6-powered Explorer has been on hold. The single proof-of-concept aircraft is under roof at the company’s “certification facility” in Jasper.