12 July 2016
+VIDEO The Williams FJ33-5A jet engine which will power the Flaris Lar 1 single-engine personal jet has received Part 33 type certification from the FAA. Flaris is currently testing engine control systems for the jet.
The Willaims FJ33-5A engine is said to produce 2,000 pounds of thrust yet weighs only 130kg. The FJ33-5A engine is also being used in the Cirrus Vision jet.
Metal-Master, the Polish company behind the Flaris jet, said experts from Williams and the Flaris team are working together on integrating and testing the onboard systems and Williams’s custom-made computer.
“By setting such an ambitious goal, ie constructing an easy-to-fly business jet characterised by excellent performance and exceptionally low empty weight, the constructors of the onboard systems were faced with a difficult challenge,” said Rafal Ladzinski, director of the Flaris project.
“They had to construct, install and integrate subsystems that were created solely for this plane. The ambitious concept resulted in a fuselage with a characteristic eliptical section, which sharply tapers towards the tail in the engine area on its top. The installation of the engine on top of the fuselage allows for easy acces to service points of the engine and to some of the subsystems.”
The Flaris Lar 1 is being designed to accomodate 5 passengers, and to fly at an optimum altitude of 25,000ft with a pressurised cabin. Maxspeed is said to be 750km/h (405kt) and its range 3,000km (1,620nm).
The video shows the original Flaris Lar 1 prototype taxyiing in April 2015 – turn the volume up!
