Bye Aero Racks Up Commitments for All-electric eFlyer

Bye Aerospace said it currently holds 624 commitments for its new all-electric training aircraft

By Mark Huber • Contributor

July 22, 2019

Bye Aerospace said Sunday at EAA AirVenture that it has received 624 “customer commitments” for its series of all-electric eFlyer training aircraft: 170 deposits, 318 memoranda of understanding (MOUs), and 136 MOU options. Major new orders include a commitment for 60 eFlyer2 two-seat aircraft from Norway’s OSM Group and 100 eFlyer4 models from BlackBird air taxi. CEO George Bye said that the company’s technology demonstrator aircraft recently began flying with a 20 percent more powerful Rolls-Royce Siemens SB70 V10 motor that can deliver speeds of up to 90 knots while consuming 35 kilowatts of power and the ability to carry 450 pounds of passenger payload for flight durations up to three hours.

He further said noise from the aircraft is not detectable at a distance of 500 feet on the ground and that the production aircraft would be equipped with both cabin heat and air conditioning to enhance passenger comfort and provide a more stable battery environment. Other planned aircraft features include a new three-blade propeller, Garmin G3X avionics, and a BRS emergency whole-aircraft parachute system.

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