The Flying Dune Buggy Is Now Certified For Factory Production As A Light Sport Aircraft

SkyRunner, LLC has announce that, after many years of development, the FAA has certificated their combination dune buggy and powered parachute as a special light sport aircraft (S-LSA) "This is one of the most significant milestones in our company's history," said Stewart Hamel, SkyRunner's CEO and Founder.

The company says their SkyRunner is an all-terrain vehicle and light-sport aircraft combined into one simplified package. Built with adventurers in mind, they say SkyRunner proves capable in some of the roughest ground environments then, in just 5 minutes, can be converted to a powered-parachute for flight. The company claims their SkyRunner has been getting rave reviews from leaders in off-road, aviation, and adventure circles.

The FAA approval comes just a few years after SkyRunner first appeared on the global scene, after a CNN Money video of a 1st-generation prototype gained over a million views in the first week. Since then, SkyRunner has attracted almost 600,000 followers on Facebook and other social media.

"It's extremely rare for a startup like SkyRunner to attract more Facebook followers in just two years than multi-billion dollar brands like Polaris, Can Am and Virgin Atlantic have accumulated to date. It's indicative that this product is connecting with people in a profound way," said Kenneth O'Brock, Director of Marketing.

SkyRunner's Director of Production, Cody Lackey added, "It's remarkable how the wisdom of crowds have shaped SkyRunner's form and function. From active involvement from tier-one military operators to industry experts in aviation and off-road, even social media feedback - all have contributed to the quality, reliability, redundancy and safety of SkyRunner. This machine is truly a marvel."

SkyRunner says they will now begin delivering on a backlog of orders. The company claims it has a backorder of position deposits, a multi-million dollar contract for government use, newly pending fleet orders for emergency medical, and over 143 distributor requests around the world. They say production and deliveries are underway at SkyRunner's 68-acre manufacturing plant in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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