Mauro Solar Riser
| Solar Riser | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Electric aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Ultralight Flying Machines (UFM) |
| Designer | Larry Mauro |
| Status | Sole example in the EAA AirVenture Museum |
| Primary user | Larry Mauro |
| Number built | One |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1979 |
| Introduction date | 1979 |
| First flight | 29 April 1979 |
| Retired | 1979 |
The Mauro Solar Riser is an American biplane ultralight electric aircraft that was the first crewed aircraft to fly on solar power. It was also only the second solar-powered aircraft to fly, after the uncrewed AstroFlight Sunrise, which had first flown 4+1⁄2 years earlier.