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Ran across this on a google search for something else. Looks interesting. Wonder if its going anywhere?

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Website: http://flaris.pl/en/lar-1-personal-aircraft/

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from their web site:
Already in 2014 we plan to start the production at the level of 10 aircrafts a year.
 
Turbines make the most sense up high; they burn too much fuel down low. High can be good: it can get you over weather, even if limited to FL250; you can catch favorable winds eastbound.

The tradeoff is, if you want to bring people up there, high requires supplemental oxygen or pressurization. With current technology, pressurization means heavy, complex and expensive. On the other hand, supplemental oxygen turns off most passengers. I doubt my spouse would do it often; I'm not sure I trust my young kids to keep a mask or cannula on for any length of time without constant supervision. In either case, none of them would look forward to a high flight for that reason.

Eclipse tried to do it for $1MM and missed the mark by about 100%. Cessna shortened the Citation into the Mustang and brought it in for about $2 MM as well. I was intrigued by the D-Jet and Cirrus Vision single engine jet ideas, but either need something more than the novelty of a jet to make sense as a personal transportation machine.
 
There was a fair amount of discussion about this project on a Polish-language aviation forum. Performance claims look very suspect (how can you do all those things with such a minuscule useful load), the arrangement of the throttle is very weird but really nobody knows anything concrete about this project. They make some claims about production rate but no one heard of a single down payment for this jet. Also such basic info like whether the aircraft will be certified or experimental is hard to pin down, now they seem to be claiming that it will be experimental first then at some point will be certified. I would like to see an experimental jet-powered aircraft flying in European airspace at jet levels, I have a real hard time imagining it.
 
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OK, a Polish jet with suicide doors. 20 or 30 years ago this would have taken up Johnny Carson's entire monologue!! :rofl::rofl: But, in today's PC world, I'll just say I would fly an airplane that bad suicide doors! :D
olasek said:
I noticed this jet has suicide doors, isn't it strange, does it even have a chance for certification? If doors even open slightly in flight you could be doomed.

https://www.facebook.com/FlarisLar1/posts/948481045178987?comment_id=949129955114096&offset=0&total_comments=13
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Well, the website states 1.5M Euros (roughly $1.9M) is the target cost. No details, but it's looking like an SR22-sized cabin for that, and no specs on performance. Basically in-line with a Meridian or an Eclipse (bit cheaper), both of which have much nicer cabins.

All that and you'll be getting a plane delivered as an experimental. If the performance and economy is astounding, then it may work out. Otherwise, doesn't seem all that great to me.
 
Bigger than a sonex smaller than the eclipse,or new cirrus. May be a market for it,however small it may be.
 
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