Press release
08/10/2024
In a major step toward transforming the future of personal flying, Airhart successfully completed a flight of the Airhart Sling aircraft, surprising an audience of aviation enthusiasts with an exclusive sneak peek at Douglas Day 2024 at Santa Monica Airport. The event marked a significant milestone for Airhart as the team showcased the transformative technology behind the aircraft and its broader mission to make personal flying substantially easier to learn and safer to fly.
“This is a huge step forward in our mission to engineer an aircraft that’s easier and safer for everyone to fly,” said Nikita Ermoshkin, Founder and CEO of Airhart. Reflecting on the flight, Ermoshkin shared, “It was such a pleasure to personally fly the Airhart Sling from our Engineering and Research Center in Long Beach to the event in Santa Monica. It was a short hop, but the aircraft performed perfectly and was a joy to fly.”
The Douglas Day 2024 event commemorated the 100th anniversary of the first around-the-world flight by the Douglas Cruiser, celebrating both aviation's rich history and its future. Airhart was honored to participate in such a landmark event for the Santa Monica community and the wider aviation world.
“We’re making it happen,” added Ermoshkin. “Our vision of creating an aircraft that’s truly transformative is becoming a reality, and this flight is a testament to that.”