Aircraft
Stratos VLJ Makes Short Maiden Flight
The company is not taking orders or deposits and is not providing a timetable for certification.
The four-seat Stratos 714 single-engine very light jet flew for the first time on November 21 from its base in Redmond, Ore. The company is not taking orders or deposits for the all-composite airplane, nor is it providing a timetable for certification. (Photo: Stratos Aircraft)
The four-seat Stratos 714 single-engine very light jet flew for the first time on November 21 from its base in Redmond, Ore. The company is not taking orders or deposits for the all-composite airplane, nor is it providing a timetable for certification. (Photo: Stratos Aircraft)

More than eight years after it was introduced, the four-seat Stratos 714 single-engine very light jet flew for the first time on November 21 from its base in Redmond, Ore., Stratos Aircraft announced today. During the 10-minute flight, the all-composite airplane reached a speed of 128 knots and an altitude of 3,700 feet with the flaps set at 24 degrees and the gear extended. Pilot Dave Morss was at the controls.


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