Aircraft
Bye’s eFlyer 2 Electric Trainer Makes First Flight
Conforming prototype flew for about five minutes near Denver
eFlyer 2 in flight
The first full-scale prototype of Bye's eFlyer 2 electric trainer airplane achieved its first flight on Sept. 17, 2026. © Bye Aerospace

Bye Aerospace has flown its two-seat eFlyer 2 electric trainer airplane for the first time, the Colorado-based company announced today. The inaugural flight took place at Denver-area Centennial Airport (KAPA) on September 17, about a week after Bye announced it had received a special airworthiness certificate from the FAA. 

Chief test pilot Elliot Seguin took off at about 9:45 a.m. local time and flew for roughly five minutes, according to publicly available flight tracking data. The test airplane, registered N400EF, climbed north of the field and landed after a single left-hand circuit. It reached a peak altitude of 7,251 feet msl (roughly 1,370 feet above the 5,885-foot-msl airport) with a top groundspeed of 135 knots. 

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