Overview

• Mexico’s civil aviation authority issued Certificate 001 for the Halcón 2.1 as a light-sport aircraft, authorizing use in flight schools, aerial surveillance and recreational flying.
• At a public event at AIFA, Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard presented the certification and took a demonstration flight aboard the aircraft.
• Horizontec says its Celaya production line is assembled with 18 confirmed orders and it intends to pursue exports, notably to the United States.
• The two-seat composite aircraft is powered by a 141-hp Rotax 915is engine, with an advertised range of about 1,100 km and a service ceiling near 18,000 feet.
• Priced around $197,000–$200,000, the model runs on premium gasoline and is promoted as having substantially lower hourly operating costs, and company leaders say it was developed without public funding.