Aircraft
Bye Begins Building eFlyer 2 Electric Trainer Prototype
Electric airplane developer recovering from financial woes
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 composite mold
Bye Aerospace is now using composite molds to fabricate parts for the eFlyer 2 two-seat electric trainer airplane.

Bye Aerospace has begun building the first production prototype of its two-seat eFlyer 2 electric trainer airplane. More than three years since the Colorado-based aircraft developer announced that series production had commenced, it is “taking the composite molds and now fabricating the actual aircraft parts,” Bye Aerospace chief financial officer James Dunn told AIN. 

Production work at Bye Aerospace slowed down due to “an extraordinarily challenging funding environment,” Dunn said, but the company believes it is on track for FAA Part 23 certification and service entry in the next 24 to 30 months. The company has launched another Series C fundraising round, and Dunn said he is “pleased with the interest” so far. He said he believes the latest funding round “can power our eFlyer type certification campaign through rate production.” 

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