Who's Excited About Single Engine Personal Jets?

"Chris Clarke" (shiftsandgiggles) 03/25/2014 at 15:16 • Filed to: planelopnik

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Mercedes Streeter > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 15:19

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Aha! So that's what the GTA V Vestra is based off of...Awesome!

philipilihp > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 15:21

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I'm excited about twin engined personal planes!

Jayhawk Jake > Mercedes Streeter 03/25/2014 at 15:29

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BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 15:29

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I like the idea. Wish I were economically suited for one... but I am glad they exist...

I really liked the Eclipse 400.

I can only imagine if it were even more streamlined like the Bugatti 100P, but jet propelled, rather than twin-engined and counter-rotating prop-driven.

Racescort666 > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 15:42

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Maybe in 10 years when it's certified...

CAR_IS_MI > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 15:46

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Does it go fast enough to make me desire it?

Mercedes Streeter > Jayhawk Jake 03/25/2014 at 15:49

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Mainly I follow commercial airliners, but my my, that looks unreal!!!

Chris Clarke > Racescort666 03/25/2014 at 15:51

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Probably, but they have full funding and production is scheduled to start in 2015. This flight was with a conforming vehicle built to production specs based on information from FAA certification agreements.

Chris Clarke > CAR_IS_MI 03/25/2014 at 15:52

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Max cruise is 300 kts.

CAR_IS_MI > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 15:52

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That's not fast enough. 440 or bust.

Chris Clarke > CAR_IS_MI 03/25/2014 at 15:58

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440 = 4x the price.

CAR_IS_MI > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 16:01

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But I want to go fast.

Jayhawk Jake > Mercedes Streeter 03/25/2014 at 16:02

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Williams International V-Jet II. Burt Rutan design.

I really don't like his designs, it's ugly IMO. But it's a similar thing.

Jayhawk Jake > Racescort666 03/25/2014 at 16:05

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No this is Cirrus, not Honda

Mercedes Streeter > Jayhawk Jake 03/25/2014 at 16:07

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Indeed, could do with more conventional looking windows for sure!

Chris Clarke > CAR_IS_MI 03/25/2014 at 16:09

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Here you go.

Jayhawk Jake > Mercedes Streeter 03/25/2014 at 16:13

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That's a Scaled Composites thing

CAR_IS_MI > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 16:20

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To big. I want my own personal fighter jet minus the fighter part.

Chris Clarke > CAR_IS_MI 03/25/2014 at 16:22

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Closer?

CAR_IS_MI > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 16:23

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YESSSSS!!!!!!!! But does it go over 400kts? preferably 440kts?

Chris Clarke > CAR_IS_MI 03/25/2014 at 16:33

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Max out at 500kts. Too bad they went bankrupt.

CAR_IS_MI > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 16:37

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Damn, I would have taken two...

WhereAreMyPants > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 16:38

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Conceptually? Yeah, this looks super cool.

Practically? God no. They're going to be digging doctors out of every hillside in the country. The average private pilot struggles to fly more than a few hundred hours a year, and a jet like this is going to be extremely difficult to operate on that little consistent practice.

Chris Clarke > WhereAreMyPants 03/25/2014 at 16:45

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Not so sure. I bet it'll have flight characteristics much like the SR22 which is the best selling single engine aircraft. Plus it has a parachute.

WhereAreMyPants > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 17:09

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Except even faster, with less parasitic drag, and much slower throttle response.

I know it would seriously hurt sales, but stuff like this should require type-certification, at least.

Chris Clarke > WhereAreMyPants 03/25/2014 at 17:19

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Its being marketed at having very good slow flying capabilities, and you will be required to be typed.

WhereAreMyPants > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 17:28

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Being good at going slow isn't the same as getting slow, although that's a problem all the newer composite airframes have.

Good to know about the type-rating, though.

Axial > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 21:44

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Side-by-side seating? No deal. That's like a sports car with four doors.

Bubbles22 > Chris Clarke 03/25/2014 at 22:33

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I'll think about it when I come close to being able to afford it.