Flaris LAR01
| LAR01 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Very light jet |
| National origin | Poland |
| Manufacturer | Metal-Master |
| Designer | Rafał Ładziński, Andrzej Frydrychewicz |
| First flight | Planned for 2016 |
| Status | Under development |
| Unit cost |
1,500,000€
|
Flaris LAR01 , also variously called the LAR 1, is a Polish five-seat very light jet, currently under development by Metal-Master of Jelenia Góra. It is the only single-engined very light jet currently being developed by a non-American aircraft manufacturer.
The programme was publicly unveiled at the 2013 Paris Air Show, and has been promoted to private owner-operators and corporate customers, as well as commercial operators. Originally intended to perform its maiden flight as early as 2015, this milestone has been repeatedly delayed.
The Flaris LAR01 project was started by Sylwia and Rafał Ładzińscy with the assistance of the Instytut Lotnictwa, Instytut Techniczny Wojsk Lotniczych, Politechnika Warszawska, Politechnika Wrocławska and Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna. According to Ładziński, the aircraft had emerged from an ambition to produce an affordable aircraft that would be well-suited to short-haul point-to-point routes and operated by a variety of commercial, corporate, and private owners that sought to progress from operating piston engine and turboprop-powered aircraft. Rafał Ładziński, who had co-originated the aircraft's design with Sylwia Ładziński, serves as the head of the FLARIS project and the chief of Research and Development. The chief designer is Andrzej Frydrychewicz. Significant work on the aircraft's aerodynamics was perofrmed by Krzysztof Kubryński.
In June 2013, the existence of the LAR-1 programme was publicly unveiled at the 2013 Paris Air Show. Among the attributes of the aircraft emphasised during its initial announcement were its unique and previously-unserved role in the general aviation market, ease of flight, lightweight construction, low operational cost, safety, and versatility. The company has forecast a demand for the type of hundreds of aircraft per year.
During the 2013 event, at which a prototype of the aircraft was displayed, it was announced that the LAR-1 would be the first of three aircraft that manufacturer planned to launch; while few details were stated, it was said that of the two future aircraft, one would be smaller than the LAR-1 while the other would be larger. In June 2015, at which point the subject of future family members was discussed in greater detail by the manufacturer, it was revealed that there were future ambitions for a series of business jets to be produced, and that the next design following on from the LAR-1 was to adopt a twin-engine configuration.
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