Belgrade, Serbia -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/11/2014 -- In the beginning of the 20th century, Henry Ford developed the automotive industry with the inspiration to design cars that any family could afford to own. Today, in the 21st century, STERNA’s vision is not so different than the Henry Ford's philosophy. They want to create an affordable aircraft so that every family in the world can buy one, use it and fly it! Their vision and mission is to make everyone able to fly.

STERNA VLA, the world’s first complete end to end flying solution for all, looks to accomplish this dream with the following key attributes.

Simplicity and compactness – The STERNA design makes production work flows simple and ready for mass-production.

State of the art technology - Reduces production costs making the STERNA affordable.

End to end tracking solution – Designed to be safe & simple to maintain and easy to operate.

High flight safety – The STERNA design includes installation of emergency parachute for the entire aircraft, fire protection devices and electronic equipment for flight data collecting.

Monitor your flying experience in real time - Flight data collection enable software support allowing you to analyze your flying experience and enhance it thanks to a series of recommendations.

Significantly lower price (3-4x times) compared to other planes in same category (MVP, Icon). As soon as they start large scale serial production, the price will be reduced even more.

Tooling a factory for low-cost, safe and powerful aircraft is not trivial. STERNA has already raised a significant amount towards creating a working design. They have also submitted the project to the CAA (Civil Aviation Authorities) and are expecting the certificate in the near future. However, funding support is still required to.

Depending on the percentage of funding goal raised through Indiegogo, the following expenses will be covered:

Completion of the first prototype. (10%)
Initiation of the serial production organization. (20%)
Five planes and small workshop. (50%)
Ten planes and mini factory for full serial production. (100%)

The overall funding goal for this project is $500,000.
Indiegogo Page: http://bit.ly/1olDqzi

About STERNA
STERNA was founded one year ago as a family company with experts in Aeronautical, Quality, Design and Software field with strong background and experience for more than a decade. They all shared a dream to have an end to end flying experience for everyone.