G-Aerosports Archon

G-Aerosports Archon is one of the light aircraft types designed and built by G-Aerosports, an airplane manufacturer based in the city of Florina in Northern Greece[1][2][3]

G-Aerosports SF-2T Archon

The plane has the configuration of a fifth-generation jet fighter [4][5][6][7][8][9] and its first version, the single-seat SF/1, made its first flight on June 11, 2009.[10] It is offered for sale in a kit form (while two ready-to-fly copies have been produced); in 2020, an agreement was signed with Fisher Flying Products regarding its license production in Canada for the North American market.[11][12]

The two-seat version SF-2T made its first official flight on April 4, 2022, and in 2023 it was included in a license agreement for production by Fisher Flying Products; an agreement for license production in Australia was also signed.[13]

References
  1. Ασλανιδης, Νικος (12 July 2021). "Aπό τη Φλώρινα στους... αιθέρες: Αεροσκάφη "Made in Greece"". Εφημερίς Μακεδονια. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. "Κατασκευάζει αεροπλάνα στη Φλώρινα". ellines.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. Πεταλιού, Σταυρούλα (2015). "Αεροπλάνα made in Φλώρινα. Ο δημιουργός τους Γιώργος Ηλιόπουλος μας μιλάει γι' αυτά". ipop.gr. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. MÁRQUEZ, MIGUEL (10 March 2022). "Conoce al SF1 Archon RG, el avión de "combate" que puedes armar en tu casa". Transponder 1200. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. Κώστας Μαυραγάνης — HuffPost Greece (26 May 2015). "Ελληνικό stealth "μαχητικό" αεροπλάνο "made in Φλώρινα"!". HuffPost Greece. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. Newsroom (15 May 2017). "Φλώρινα: Το πρώτο ελληνικό Stealth "μαχητικό" αεροσκάφος". newsbomb.gr. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  7. Goyer, Robert (8 December 2011). "Video: Aerosports Archon SF/1 Ultralight F22". Flying Magazine. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  8. "Stealth SSDR Archon SF/1 on way to UK". Flyer Magazine. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. "Aerosports Gr SF-1 Archon (inclusion in All-Aero index)". All-Aero.
  10. "Aerosports Gr SF-1 Archon Experimental Homebuilt Aircraft". SIA Magazin. 20 March 2020.
  11. NEWSROOM IEFIMERIDA.GR (25 April 2013). "ΕΛΛΑΔΑ Ελληνας αστυνομικός έφτιαξε αεροσκάφος τύπου "Stealth" και τώρα το ζητάνε αμερικανικές εταιρείες [βίντεο]". iefimerida. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  12. "License production of Archon aircraft in Canada". Fisher Flying Products. 23 June 2021.
  13. "Έτοιμο το μοναδικό στο είδος του διθέσιο αεροσκάφος "Άρχων" από τη Φλώρινα". Εφημερίς Μακεδονία. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.