Sun Flyer Adds To Order Book

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Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. says it’s doubled its order book for the Sun Flyer solar-electric aircraft with a deposit on 30 aircraft from Bloomington Corporation. Bloomington CEO Larry Williams is the former CEO of BRS and is also on the board of directors for AEAC. Bloomington intends to use the aircraft in a network of independently owned flight schools in Florida, complete with charging stations to service the aircraft. “We are very excited about the flight training market and the impact the Sun Flyer is having,” Williams said. “The acquisition of the high-quality electric Sun Flyers, along with the build-out of the infrastructure to support the aftermarket batteries and charges, is an opportunity for us to maintain our desired growth into 2017 and beyond.”

Meanwhile, CEO George Bye said the proof-of-concept Sun Flyer is going through final assembly at the company’s facility at Centennial Airport near Denver. The company is hoping the aircraft will be “the first FAA-certified, U.S.-sponsored, practical, all-electric airplane serving the flight training market.”

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