Timeline

BRISTELL B23 certified with the most powerful ROTAX 915iSc engine including the towing device for gliders up to 800kg.

By the end of 2020, 600+ BRISTELL NG5 aircraft in the UL/LSA category had been made, with 300 of them equipped with Garmin G3x avionics. In addition, 6 B23 aircraft were manufactured and sold in 2020. In 2021, the number of the company’s regular staff surpassed 100.

In October 2020 BRISTELL B23 acquired an EASA CS-23 Amendment 5 VFR DAY/NIGHT type certificate.


In December 2019, the company opened a new 3 700 m2 hangar with its own 4 000 m2 apron. In total, the company has 10 000 m2 of production floor space and 5 000 m2 of apron space.

At the end of 2019, the development of a new all-metal high-wing aircraft BRISTELL B8 began.

By 2018, 400 Bristell airplanes in the UL and LSA categories had been made and sold.

Cooperation with the German producer of Rotax engines, resulting in the successful installation of and flight with the Rotax 915 iS turbo engine. BRM AERO presented this engine in their airplanes as the only company at the 2017 AERO Friedrichshafen exhibition.

A new, dynamic design for BRISTELL airplanes in cooperation with the Italian designer Mirco Pecorari.

The construction of two more manufacturing halls has been completed, expanding the existing company premises.

BRM AERO expands its capacity and begins building additional manufacturing space at Kunovice airport.