Grob Aerospace will demonstrate the spn (D-CSPN) at Europe's premier general aviation exhibition, AERO Friedrichshafen (April 19-22, 2007). The new business jet can be seen on static display (SD-00) between flights. Daily with an exception of Saturday the aircraft will be performing flight demonstration.

The manufacturer's debut at the Lake Constance event marks its first public debut since resuming flying on February 23, putting the flight test program of the industry's first all-composite light jet back on track.

CEO Niall Olver is leading the management representation at the Show. "We are delighted to demonstrate the spn at this important general aviation trade fair. Situated in Central Europe, within the three-border-triangle of Switzerland, Austria and Germany, AERO Friedrichshafen is a terrific platform to the European market for general aviation. We have a lot of interest from Europe where we have amassed a number of private client customers to date and the opportunity to showcase the aircraft in our home market was too good an opportunity to miss."

spn test aircraft No 3, which will have all the systems featured in series production aircraft including landing gear from German manufacturer Liebherr, is set to join the flight test program shortly and will be flying by the end of the second quarter this year. The final assembly of the aircraft is already in preparation at the manufacturer's Tussenhausen-Mattsies facility in Germany. Additionally, the structure for the fatigue test is under way. A fourth aircraft, which will join the flight test program in early fall 2007 will be a fully conforming test aircraft, including the interior conceived by Porsche Design Studio. It will be followed by the first series production aircraft.

Next month Grob Aerospace will have a sizeable presence at the EBACE business aviation show in Geneva (May 22-23) showing for the first time a full-size mockup of the new interior designed by Porsche Design Studio.

Grob Aerospace is on course for European EASA certification during the first quarter of 2008, with US FAA certification following in the second quarter.