Flaris Lar 1

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 four-seat very light jet, currently under development by Metal-Master of Jelenia Góra. The 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. The chief designer is Andrzej Frydrychewicz. with aerodynamics by Krzysztof Kubryński. Rafał Ładziński is the head of the FLARIS project, the chief of the R&D, the originator and the manufacturer of the jet.

The aircraft mock-up was displayed at the 2013 Paris Airshow. The designers intend to install removable wings.

The first prototype is being used for non-destructive load testing while the second aircraft will be the first to fly. Powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610 turbofan the second prototype began taxi tests on 20 February 2015 in preparation for the first flight. The type is expected to be certificated in 2018. The production version will use the Williams FJ33-5A powerplant.

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