Aircraft
Start-up Flaris Unveils $1.5M VLJ at Paris Air Show
Polish-based start-up aircraft manufacturer Flaris unveiled the prototype of its previously unannounced single-engine LAR 01 this week at the Paris Air Show. The $1.5 million very light jet is expected to fly by year-end, with certification scheduled for late 2015. (Photo: Mark Wagner)
Polish-based start-up aircraft manufacturer Flaris unveiled the prototype of its previously unannounced single-engine LAR 01 this week at the Paris Air Show. The $1.5 million very light jet is expected to fly by year-end, with certification scheduled for late 2015. (Photo: Mark Wagner)

Podgórzyn, Poland-based aspiring aircraft manufacturer Flaris unveiled the prototype of its heretofore unannounced five-place, single-engine very light jet–dubbed the LAR 01–at the Paris Air Show this week. The aircraft has already completed low-speed taxi tests and, following the show, will start high-speed ground testing before flying by year-end, Flaris sales manager Anthony Krol told AIN. The developers expect EASA and FAA Part 23 certification in late 2015.