Flight Design

Flight Design USA Assets Sold, Airtime Aviation Takes on Distributorship

The longtime U.S. distributor and importer for Flight Design’s line of single-engine piston airplanes has handed the baton to a new principal. Airtime Aviation, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has acquired the assets of Flight Design USA. Tom Gutmann Sr. and Tom Gutmann Jr.—father and son—share ownership of Airtime Aviation. “We’ve closed down Flight Design USA,” […]

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Flight Design’s F2e Makes First Public Flight

Electric propulsion systems continue to make strides forward in light aircraft, following the successful first flights of a new version from Flight Design and Siemens’ eAircraft division. A version of the Flight Design F2e made its first public flight on June 5 in Strausberg, Germany, powered by a Siemens SP55D-driven electric propulsion system, in partnership […]

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Light Airplane Maker Flight Design Under New Ownership

Flight Design, the European manufacturer of light sport airplanes, has completed the sale of all major company assets to the German investment group Lift Holding, allowing for the resumption of work on the C4, a Part 23-certified four-seater with a projected selling price of $250,000. The newly realigned company, which entered receivership last year, will […]

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Sebring Sport Aviation Expo Kicks Off

Morning fog gradually gave way to sunny skies and pleasant temperatures near 80 degrees as the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo opened its doors to the LSA community yesterday at the Sebring Regional Airport in central Florida. It was a marked difference from last year’s show, when wind and rain put a damper on the five-day […]

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