Flight Design gave an update on its anticipated C4 certified airplane at EAA AirVenture this week. The proof of concept prototype of the four-seat high-wing model made its first flight this spring, but the first of three conforming prototypes has not yet been completed. Flight Design said its EASA certification target has been pushed to next summer.
The C4 was designed with the rewrite of the Part 23 certification rules in mind, a process that is expected to streamline and simplify EASA, FAA and ASTM certification rules for general aviation airplanes, rules that have not yet been finalized. The avionics suite, named Flight Design Vision Touch, melds two of Garmin’s G3X touch screens, designed for the experimental market, with a GTN 750 navigator. As such, the panel does not qualify for the current Part 23 certification rules.
