The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently certified a composite airplane built in Washington state, just a year after its first flight. It’s not a Boeing airliner.
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The Merlin, a two-seater fun airplane for weekend recreational fliers who can afford its $150,000 price tag, is just 22 feet long with a wingspan of 32 feet.
Yet it’s a huge step for Glasair Aviation, located among a bunch of other small aviation businesses at the sleepy municipal airport in Arlington. It’s only the third Washington company with a current FAA airworthiness certificate, allowing sales of finished aircraft.
Read the full story on The Seattle Times website.
