
The Phenom 100 is a Very Light Jet (VLJ) developed by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. It has a capacity for 4 passengers in its normal configuration, but it can carry up to 6 passengers if the lavatory is removed.
It has a maximum flying range of 1,320 nautical miles and its price is estimated at US$ 2.98 million, with a production date of mid 2008.
General characteristics
* Crew: 1 pilot
* Capacity: 4 passengers standard (6 maximum)
* Length: 12.80 m (42 ft 1 in)
* Wingspan: 12.30 m (40 ft 4 in)
* Height: 4.4 m (14 ft 3 in)
* Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F turbofans, 7.2 kN (1,615 lbf) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 704 km/h (380 ktas)
* Range: 2,148 km (IFR reserves, 4 occupants) (1,160 NM)
* Service ceiling 12,500 m (41,000 ft)
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Embraer Phenom 100
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Eclipse 500
The Eclipse 500 is a small American six-seat business jet aircraft manufactured by Eclipse Aviation. It is the second of a new class of business jets called Very Light Jets (VLJ), following the delivery of the first VLJ, the Cessna Citation Mustang in late 2006.
The aircraft is powered by two lightweight Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F turbofan engines in tail-mounted nacelles.
General characteristics
* Crew: one or two pilots
* Capacity: 4 to 5 passengers
* Length: 33 ft 1 in (10.1 m)
* Wingspan: 37 ft 3 in (11.4 m)
* Height: 11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
* Empty weight: 3,550 lb (1,610 kg)
* Loaded weight: 5,520 lb (2,504 kg)
* Useful load: 2,400 lb (1,089 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 5,950 lb (2,699 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F turbofan engines, 900 lbf (4 kN flat-rated to > ISA+10C) each
Performance
* Cruise speed: 370 knots (425 mph, 685 km/h)
* Stall speed: 67 knots (77 mph, 124 km/h) in landing configuration
* Range: 1,125 nm (1,295 mi, 2,084 km)
* Service ceiling 41,000 ft (12,500 m)
* Takeoff distance: 2,155 ft (657 m)
* Landing distance: 2,040 ft (622 m)
Avionics
* Avio Next Generation (aka Avio NG)
* Displays: Two 768 x 1024 resolution PFD displays and One 1440 x 900 resolution MFD display.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Cessna Citation Mustang,
The Cessna Citation Mustang, Model 510, is a "very light jet" (VLJ) class business jet built by Cessna Aircraft Company at their Independence, Kansas production facility.
The Mustang, in standard configuration, has four passenger seats in the aft cabin and seating for two in the cockpit. Like other very light jets, the Mustang is approved for single-pilot operation.
General characteristics
* Crew: one or two pilots
* Capacity: 4 to 5 passengers
* Length: 40'7" (12.37 m)
* Wingspan: 43'2" (13.16 m)
* Height: 13'5" (4.09 m)
* Max takeoff weight: 8,645 lb (3,930 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615F turbofan engines, 1,460 lb/ea. (6.49 kN) each
Performance
* Cruise speed: 340 kn (630 km/h)
* Range: 1,167 nmi (at max. weight) (2,161 km)
* Service ceiling 41,000 ft (12,500 m)
* Takeoff distance: 3,110 ft (948 m)
* Landing distance: 2,380 ft (729 m)
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Eclipse ECJ
The Eclipse ECJ is a very light jet produced by Eclipse Aviation introduced at Airventure 2007, it is a concept plane and Eclipse will decide within 12 months whether to produce the jet or not.
If produced, the aircraft will compete with the Cirrus Jet, the PiperJet, the Epic Victory, and the Diamond D-Jet in the single-engine jet market. The ECJ will have one engine, seat 4 and have a v-tail similar to the Cirrus Jet.
Vern Raburn, President of Eclipse Aviation, has stated that the price of the ECJ will be about $1 million, if it goes on the market
General characteristics
* Crew: One-two pilots
* Capacity: 2-3 passengers
* Length: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
* Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.98 m)
* Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
* Empty weight: 2,480 lb (1,125 kg)
* Gross weight: 4,480 lb (2,032 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615F turbofan, 1,100 lbf (4.9 kN)
Performance
* Cruise speed: 400 mph (640 km/h)
* Range: 1,445 miles (2,315 km)
* Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,500 m)
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Diamond D-Jet
The D-Jet is a composite, five-seat, single-engine jet aircraft produced by Diamond Aircraft Industries an Austrian-based manufacturer of general aviation aircraft and motor gliders.
The aircraft is currently undergoing flight testing. The final cost is advertised as US$1.38 million, in 2006 dollars.
General characteristics
* Crew: one, pilot
* Capacity: four passengers
* Length: 35.1 feet (10.7 m)
* Wingspan: 37.6 feet (11.5 m)
* Height: 11.7 feet (3.6 m)
* Loaded weight: 5,110 lbs (2,317.9 kg)
* Useful load: 2,240 lbs (1,016 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Williams FJ33-4A
* Maximum fuel : 1,740 lbs
Performance
* Maximum speed: 315 knots (362.5 mph, 583 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 240 knots (276 mph, 444.5 km/h)
* Range: 1,350 nautical miles (1553.5 mi, 2500 km)
* Service ceiling 25,000 feet (7,620 m)
* Rate of climb: 25,000 feet in 15 minutes (7,620 m in 15 minutes)
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Honda HA-420 HondaJet
The HondaJet is the first aircraft developed by the Honda Motor Company that will be made available to the general aviation market.
The company began taking customer orders for HondaJet in the fall of 2006, and estimates deliveries to begin in 2010 at a price of approximately $3.65 million US. The plan is to build 70 jets per year. In August 2006 Honda and Piper Aircraft announced a partnership to market the HondaJet.
General characteristics
* Crew: Two
* Capacity: 5 passengers
* Length: 12.7 m (41.7 ft)
* Wingspan: 12.2 m (39.9 ft)
* Height: 4.1 m (13.2 ft)
* Max takeoff weight: 4,173 kg (9,200 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× GE Honda HF120 turbofan engines, 7.43 kN (1,670 lbf) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 778 km/h / Mach 0.73 (420 kt, 483 mph)
* Range: 2,037 km (1,100 nm, 1,256 mi)
* Service ceiling 13,107 m (43,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 20.27 m/s (3990 ft/min)
Monday, March 31, 2008
Cirrus Jet
Cirrus Design's The Jet is a next-generation aircraft planned as a transition from the Cirrus SR22 and not intended to compete with very light jets like the Eclipse 500 and the Cessna Citation Mustang.
It is intended for the personal use market and will be comparable to the Diamond Aircraft Industries D-Jet. It will have a parachute, as all Cirrus have, and will be made of a composite material.
The Jet will seat seven people. The cockpit will have two seats, and the second row will have two seats as will the third row. There will be a seat that can slide between the second and third row. The Jet will have two doors, and the parachute will be located in the nose.
General characteristics
* Crew: 1-2
* Capacity: 7
* Height: TBD
* Length: TBD
* Weight (Empty): TBD
* Wingspan: 38.4 feet (11.7 m)
* Max takeoff weight: TBD
* Cabin payload: 1,000 lb (450 kg)
* Maximum fuel: 1,800 lb (820 kg)
* full fuel payload: 300 lb (140 kg)
Performance
* Powerplant: 1 × Williams FJ33-4
* Thrust: 1,900 lbf (8.5 kN)
* Cruise speed: ~ 300 knots (560 km/h)
* Range: ~ 1,000 nm (1,900 km)
* Rate of climb: ~3,000 ft/min (15 m/s)
* Service Ceiling: 25,000 feet (7,600 m)
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Comp Air Jet
The Comp Air Jet is a turbofan-powered civil utility aircraft that first flew in 2004 and is being marketed for homebuilding.
It is configured as a conventional, low-wing monoplane with tricycle undercarriage. The single jet engine in the tail is fed by air intakes on the sides of the rear fuselage.
General characteristics
* Crew: one pilot
* Capacity: 7 passengers
* Length: ft in ( m)
* Wingspan: ft in ( m)
* Height: ft in ( m)
* Wing area: ft² ( m²)
* Empty: 4,500 lb (2,045 kg)
* Loaded: lb ( kg)
* Maximum takeoff: 8,900 lb (4,045 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Ivchenko AI-25 turbofan, 3,400 lbf (15.2 kN)
* Powerplant: 1× Honeywell TFE731 turbofan, 3,500 lbf (15.3 kN)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 370 mph (592 km/h)
* Range: 1,446 miles (2,315 km)
* Service ceiling: 29,900 ft (9,116 m)
* Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
* Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
