Since last August at AirVenture 2014, Elytron Aircraft, LLC has made great progress. The aircraft on display at Oshkosh last year was promising, but about half finished. The completed two-seat, proof-of-concept (POC) airframe shown March 3rd through 5th this year at the HAI Heli Expo in Orlando, Florida seems ready to go and remarkably light at its 1,100 pound design goal. Elytron lists the following component advances for the last seven months, including completion of: All carbon fiber work for the fuselage as well as the joined wings. The patented center wing, now fitted with its tilting mechanism and vertical flight control surfaces. All systems required for ground movement (taxiing). Installation and run-up of the turbocharged 450 sHP engine. Installation of avionics including ADS-B in/out. Its maiden flight is scheduled for mid-2015, with a full transition in and out of VTOL mode by the end of the year. Not content to show just a two-seat technology demonstrator, Elytron revealed its …
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