Leapair A1 performs successful first flight
- Sirui Huang
- Mar 17
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 18
The Leapair A1 aircraft has performed a successful maiden flight, taking to the air for the first time at Leapair’s flight test ground.
With winds gusting to 10 knots, the new ultralight personal aerial vehicle executed ground operation, hover, and low-speed maneuvers under the control of flight test engineer Troy Robinson, who reported that the aircraft performed “extremely well.”
“It was the test card we set out to do,” said Josh Gardner, PR Director of Leapair, saying that there were “no surprises” on the initial flight. He noted that the aircraft was expected to be back in the air as early as Feburary to progress into more flight tests.
According to Robinson, the A1 is entering its maiden flight with an “unprecedented” level of maturity, thanks to the groundwork laid through simulation in Leapair's R&D lab. With many systems issues already well ironed out, the investment in simulation is “really already showing its worth,” he said.
The A1 is now projecting full flight test campaign in second quarter of 2026. The program continues to pursue a very aggressive schedule. “Customers want the aircraft and we want to get it to them,” Gardner said.
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