Update: Unknown at the time this article was posted, Viking Aircraft Engines reports it provides the powerplant for SureFly. —DJ July 5, 2017 News from the Paris Air Show probably does not interest you too much, unless you care about the airliner you will fly in eight years from now. However, one article caught my interest because of a few references. (The article I found is available here.) Here’s the parts that grabbed me: (1) “We’re hoping it can be a light-sport aircraft type of licence,” said developing company CEO Steve Burns. “We want to keep it minimal, and we believe it’s easy enough to fly to do that.” (2) It will be pilot-operated; controls are said to be minimal, with buttons for up/down altitude adjustment, and a joystick for forward, sideways and yaw. (3) The company aims to bring the SureFly to market at a price of just $200,000.
Your “Light-Sport” Quad Awaits, and It’s Affordable (kinda, sorta)
Workhorse has been making this handsome electric/hybrid pickup truck for 10 years and is leveraging that into aircraft development.