Smartflyer Plans First Flight In 2026

Smartflyer expects the SF-1 to enter service around 2032. Credit: Smartflyer

Smartflyer expects the SF-1 to enter service around 2032.

Credit: Smartflyer
Fresh off its selection of Swiss startup H55 as its battery provider, Swiss company Smartflyer is planning a first flight of its four-seat hybrid trainer next year. Based near Bern, Smartflyer is developing the SF-1, a hybrid trainer that can fly two hr. on pure electric propulsion, or up to 800 km...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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