Flaris LAR01, also variously called the LAR 1 and LAR-1, is a Polish five-seat very light jet, currently under development by Metal-Master of Jelenia Góra.
[4] The programme was publicly unveiled at the 2013 Paris Air Show, and has been promoted to private owner-operators and corporate customers, as well as commercial operators.
[6][11][12] Among the attributes of the aircraft emphasised during its initial announcement were its unique and previously-unserved role in the general aviation market, ease of flight, lightweight construction, low operational cost, safety, and versatility.
[14][4] By May 2014, the company was already in the process of establishing an assembly line for the type, as well as beginning the construction of the third and fourth prototypes.
Aerospace publication Aviation Week has attributed uncertainty over the engine as a reason for delays in the programme.
[16] Final CS-23 certification for the LAR01 from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) was anticipated to occur roughly three years following the first flight.
[21] During 2015, it was stated that initial deliveries, then forecast to take place in 2016, would be validated under the Polish civil aviation authority's S-1 experimental aircraft designation, prior to full EASA certification being issued.
[14][24] In February 2017, it was reported that the LAR01 has entered the final stage of ground testing and would perform its first flight within the first half of the year.
[27] By February 2020, the initial prototype had logged 60 hours and the production-conforming test aircraft was prepared for a maiden flight in early April.
[15] The designers intend to provide removable elliptical wings for the aircraft; this measure is to enable the type to be readily parked within typical garages; sections of the tailplane can be similarly detached for the same purpose.
Unlike many jet-powered aircraft, it is claimed to be readily capable of being operable from unpaved runways and grass strips.
It should cruise at 430 kn (796 km/h), have a range of 1,900 nmi (3,519 km) with a MTOW of 1,500 kg (3,300 lb), and will be able to take off and land on grass airstrips and short runways of less than 250 m (820 ft).