Flyer MagazineFancy a 200mph microlight? - The FLYER Show - 1st October 2026
Thanks to the latest Rotax 916iS engine with its 160hp max power, there’s a flock of superfast microlights becoming available - and the latest, the JMB VL3, has just been approved for the UK. As well as the power (cue: MORE POWER!), this new breed of 600kg microlights are also well-equipped, look sensational and, well, expensive. In the News: Owner of Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green killed First UK JMB VL3 delivered STOL UK Competition at Popham Fairford RAT Game Aerospace flies GB2 firebomber Is NASA planning to fly an SR-71A Blackbird First UK Islander ready for delivery In Fantasy Hangar All the world’s talking about AI, it seems, so we’re joining in. This week’s Fantasy Hangar subject is aircraft that look as though they were designed by AI. Dave picks a cross between a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft Ian goes for what’s probably Burt Rutan’s strangest aircraft (and there have been a few) Ed goes all Eastern Europe with a futuristic looking beast Plus SkyDemon tip on user waypoints Weekend Weather forecast from Simon Keeling What’s on this weekend LINKS SkyDemon - https://www.skydemon.aero/ Join the FLYER Club - https://flyer.co.uk/membership/ FLYER - https://flyer.co.uk/ #generalaviation #flying #airfields #microlight #aviationnews
