Aircraft
Start-up Flaris Unveils All-composite Single-engine Very Light Jet 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)

Start-up aircraft manufacturer Flaris (Hall 4 F16) surprised attendees at the Paris Air Show by displaying a prototype of its heretofore unannounced five-place, single-engine very light jet–dubbed the LAR 01–at its exhibit booth. The aircraft that’s on display (registered as SP-YLE) has already completed low-speed taxi tests and, following the airshow, will soon start high-speed ground testing before making its first flight by year-end, Flaris sales manager Anthony Krol told AIN. EASA and FAA Part 23 certification is expected in late 2015, he said. Flaris is based in Podgórzyn, Poland.