Aircraft
FAA Grants Special Airworthiness Certificate for eFlyer
Bye Aerospace’s prototype is ready for flight testing
Rod Zastrow, Bye Aerospace CEO
Bye Aerospace CEO Rob Zastrow poses with the FAA’s newly issued special airworthiness certificate for the eFlyer 2.

Bye Aerospace is a step closer to the first flight of its electric eFlyer 2 training airplane, having received a special airworthiness certificate from the FAA. Special airworthiness certificates are issued to enable flight testing of aircraft before they qualify for a standard airworthiness certificate. The Bye Aerospace certificate was issued under the experimental category, designated for research and development and also used for amateur-built, exhibition, and racing aircraft.

The FAA inspection for issuance of the certificate took place at Centennial Airport (KAPA) near Denver and included a review of the “eFlyer 2’s airframe, electric propulsion system, instruments, and other functional systems to confirm the aircraft’s safety for operation,” according to the company.

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