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]
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[edit]
- ^ Ασλανιδης, Νικος (12 July 2021). "Aπό τη Φλώρινα στους... αιθέρες: Αεροσκάφη "Made in Greece"". Εφημερίς Μακεδονια. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Κατασκευάζει αεροπλάνα στη Φλώρινα". ellines.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Πεταλιού, Σταυρούλα (2015). "Αεροπλάνα made in Φλώρινα. Ο δημιουργός τους Γιώργος Ηλιόπουλος μας μιλάει γι' αυτά". ipop.gr. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Κώστας Μαυραγάνης — HuffPost Greece (26 May 2015). "Ελληνικό stealth "μαχητικό" αεροπλάνο "made in Φλώρινα"!". HuffPost Greece. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Newsroom (15 May 2017). "Φλώρινα: Το πρώτο ελληνικό Stealth "μαχητικό" αεροσκάφος". newsbomb.gr. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Goyer, Robert (8 December 2011). "Video: Aerosports Archon SF/1 Ultralight F22". Flying Magazine. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Stealth SSDR Archon SF/1 on way to UK". Flyer Magazine. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Aerosports Gr SF-1 Archon (inclusion in All-Aero index)". All-Aero.
- ^ "Aerosports Gr SF-1 Archon Experimental Homebuilt Aircraft". SIA Magazin. 20 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "License production of Archon aircraft in Canada". Fisher Flying Products. 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Έτοιμο το μοναδικό στο είδος του διθέσιο αεροσκάφος "Άρχων" από τη Φλώρινα". Εφημερίς Μακεδονία. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.