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

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Bye Aerospace is a prominent developer of all-electric aircraft, currently advancing three models: the two-seat eFlyer 2 trainer, the four-seat eFlyer 4 for advanced training/air taxi, and the eight-seat eFlyer 800 business aircraft.
The eFlyer 2 is progressing towards certification (late 2022/early 2023), with the conforming model featuring new battery packs, a longer wing, a Safran motor, and Garmin G500 TXi avionics.
The company has ambitious plans to certify the eFlyer 4 approximately one year after the eFlyer 2, followed by the larger eFlyer 800 by 2025, demonstrating an aggressive expansion into the electric aviation market.

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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.