Flight Design Forging Ahead with New C4, CTLSi

Bethany Whitfield

Friday, March 30, 2012 at 09:02 PM ET

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** Flight Design's C4 mock-up on display at
Sun 'n Fun**

Key Takeaways:

Flight Design's CTLSi, featuring Rotax's new fuel-injected 912 iS engine (boasting 21% greater efficiency), made its first flight and is set for deliveries this summer.
The company's new four-seat carbon-fiber C4 is under development, has received about 65 orders, and targets a 160-knot max cruise speed and up to 1,700 nm range.
A primary selling point for the C4 is its targeted affordable price of $250,000, with certification and first deliveries anticipated in 2013.

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Development of Flight Design‘s new four-seater and its CTLSi is fully under way, the company said this week at Sun ‘n Fun.

The CTLSi, featuring Rotax’s new electronic-fuel-injected 912 iS, made its first flight this week and will be ready for first deliveries this summer. The 912 iS, announced just a few weeks ago, comes with a price tag about $12,000 higher than its carbureted 912S counterpart, but also boasts 21 percent greater efficiency, according to Rotax.