Engine Change Causes Slight Delay for Flaris LAR 1 VLJ
This latest delay stems from a requirement to switch to a higher-thrust engine before first flight.
Since the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F engine installed on the Flaris LAR 1 prototype is slightly underpowered, the Polish startup aircraft manufacturer will switch to a higher-thrust turbofan before flying the jet single. The new engine selection will be announced by mid-June and then the aircraft is expected to make its first flight this summer. FAA and EASA certification is planned for mid-2016. (Photo: Flaris)
Since the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F engine installed on the Flaris LAR 1 prototype is slightly underpowered, the Polish startup aircraft manufacturer will switch to a higher-thrust turbofan before flying the jet single. The new engine selection will be announced by mid-June and then the aircraft is expected to make its first flight this summer. FAA and EASA certification is planned for mid-2016. (Photo: Flaris)

The Flaris LAR 1, the five-seat single-engine very light jet unveiled by Podgórzyn, Poland-based Flaris last June at the Paris Air Show, has recently started low-speed taxi tests, but its maiden flight has slipped again. The airplane was expected to have flown by the end of last year, but first flight was pushed into the first half of this year in December. Now, the all-composite LAR 1 is expected to fly “this summer.”