Aircraft

Stratos Announces Larger Single-Engine Jet

Pia Bergqvist

Monday, July 23, 2018 at 09:39 PM ET

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Stratos Aircraft unveiled the 716X at a press conference at EAA's AirVenture in Oshkosh. Pia Bergqvist

Key Takeaways:

As the gates opened for the annual weeklong EAA AirVenture show, Redmond, Oregon-based Stratos Aircraft announced a modified version of its proof-of-concept single-engine jet – the Stratos 716. Stratos’s CTO and chief designer, Carsten Sundin, briefed the media about the progress on the proof of concept airplane and the new design.

Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.