Bye Aerospace Makes Progress on All-Electric eFlyer Series

Thursday, August 05, 2021 at 03:26 PM ET

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George Bye, founder and CEO of Bye Aerospace, provided an update on the company’s all-electric eFlyer product development. Bye Aerospace

Key Takeaways:

Bye Aerospace, a leader in electric aircraft, is actively developing three all-electric airplane models: the two-seat eFlyer 2, the four-seat eFlyer 4, and the eight-seat eFlyer 800.
The eFlyer 2 trainer is progressing with a conforming production model featuring new battery packs, a longer wing, a Safran motor, and Garmin G500 TXi avionics, targeting certification in late 2022 or early 2023.
The company plans to certify the eFlyer 4 for advanced training and air taxi approximately one year after the eFlyer 2, and the larger eFlyer 800 for business utility by 2025, reflecting an ambitious development schedule despite not yet having certified its first model.

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Excitement over electric flight is palpable. That excitement has the folks at Bye Aerospace, an Englewood, Colorado-based electric aircraft company, very busy. George Bye, the company’s founder and CEO, provided an update his company’s work at EAA AirVenture last week. Bye Aerospace has established itself as a leader in the emerging all-electric aircraft industry.

While the company has yet to certify its first model, it has announced three different all-electric airplanes.