Honda HA-420 HondaJet Honda expects to receive certification of its $4.5 million light twin late this year. The HA-420 will have a range of 1,180 nm, a maximum speed of 420 knots, an initial climb rate of 4,000 fpm and a max- imum altitude of 43,000 feet. Honda claims the aircraft has greater fuel effi- BUSINESS ciency and higher speed than competing models. The four- to six-passenger jet will be certified for single-pilot operation. The HondaJet uses a carbon-fiber composite fuselage mated to metal wings. That, cou- pled with the unique positioning of the engines on over-the-wing pylons, reduces drag and creates a larger cabin volume JETS with generous passenger legroom and less by Mark Huber vibration. Honda expects most custom- ers to opt for a cabin configuration that Honda HA-420 HondaJet features a single-place, side-facing divan opposite the entry door followed by club- Citation M2 four seating and an aft-cabin lavatory The emerging ‘middle class’ with privacy door. Phenom 100E Key suppliers include GE Honda Aero Think less James Bond, more Cap- and inch dispatch rates even closer to Engines for the HF120 engines (2,050 tain Value. 100 percent. Development and certi- pounds of thrust each); Garmin for the New business jets under develop- fication schedules on select new pro- G3000 touchscreen ; and Emteq ment have one thing in common: with grams continue to fall behind because for its SkyPro HD IFE and cabin-man- a laser-like focus on value, almost to of specific financial challenges at agement system, which features audio/ the model they have achieved a near- select companies, technical difficul- Flaris LAR 01 video on demand, interactive 3-D moving MARK WAGNER perfect balance of versatility, perfor- ties integrating new technologies into map, exterior camera and wireless cabin mance, comfort and costs. airframe, avionics and flight controls, control of lighting and monochromatic Concern about costs per seat mile and certification slowdowns attribut- window shades at each seat via passen- used to be the preserve of the airlines. able to budget and other constraints Singles gers’ personal electronic devices. No longer: it has helped define even at both the FAA and the European Avi- More than 800 employees are work- SyberJet SJ30 the Mach 0.935 +. ation Safety Agency (EASA). Flaris LAR 01 ing at Honda’s massive 83-acre Greens- Granted, new technology helps the Most of the new jet design activity The Poland-based aviation newcomer boro, N.C. campus, which has 500,000 sq equation, from better man-machine (either clean sheet or block change) is unveiled its $1.5 million five-seat, sin- 494 gallons. Range is 1,300 nm and pay- ft under roof and should be able to turn interface in the cockpit to faster Wi-Fi in the crowded middle market (mid- gle-engine light jet at the 2013 Paris Air load with full fuel and one pilot is 500 out 70 to 100 aircraft per year when pro- in the cabin. But while there is no size and super-midsize jets), reflecting Show. Certification has slipped into mid- is expected to power the aircraft pounds. The useful load is 3,809 pounds. duction is fully ramped up. The first two shortage of onboard whiz-bang, from the continuing softness in the entry- 2016 as the company grapples with the to 25,000 feet. The five-plus-two occu- The 46-cu-ft baggage hold can swallow 725 years of production are already sold out. the smallest to the largest airframes, level sector and the rarefication of need for an engine more powerful than pant layout is retained but options such pounds. Like all CJs and the Mustang, the the big differentiator going forward will the large and jetliner offerings. Bom- the originally envisioned 1,460-pound- as weather radar, a “relief station” and M2 is certified for single-pilot operations. SyberJet SJ30i and SJ30x be customer service and support. It’s bardier, Cessna and Embraer all have thrust Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F. upgraded leathers have been added. The MSC Aerospace, the new owner of the not enough to be the fastest and the new models under development in The LAR 01 is fitted with dual Garmin SF50 will feature an emergency whole- Embraer Phenom 100E SJ30 program, recently broke ground on hippest in the air; you need to stand what can be called the greater middle G600 avionics. Other features include aircraft parachute that will deploy from Embraer began delivering the 100E a new completion and design center for behind the airplanes with the same market, the most attractive for frac- rear-hinged main cabin doors reminiscent the nose. CirrusVision SF50 earlier this year. The $4.161 million (base the jet in Cedar City, Utah, and is plan- vigor and commitment that the U.S. tional programs and other fleet cus- of 1960s Lincoln Continentals, detach- Cirrus already is beginning to gear up THURBER MATT price) upgraded Phenom 100 addresses ning two new versions of the aircraft. The Air Force applied to the Strategic Air tomers. These new midsize programs able wings and stabilizers, a fuselage fuel for production by adding factory robotics perceived deficiencies in the original SJ30i will feature an upgraded “Sybervi- Command during the Cold War: any- all share certain characteristics: a tank, electric de-icing, and an in-the-nose and a fuselage lay-up mold for the all-com- cabin features higher-grade, piped leath- In the back, the standard configuration model (300 delivered since 2008) and sion” Honeywell Primus Apex 2.0 system time, anywhere. renewed focus on passenger comfort, whole-aircraft ballistic parachute. The posite aircraft. The company has received ers; finished carpets; more robust table is a facing-club-four arrangement with an provides customers with more interior avionics suite with 12-inch displays and a It is no coincidence that Gulfstream with improved seating, larger windows aircraft’s target performance includes deposits for more than 550 of the jets. As and cup-holder attachments; better hand optional single passenger, side-facing seat choices. The most dramatic change on new interior. The avionics and interior are and Embraer are selling aircraft as fast and flat floor cabins. All categories are maximum cruise speed of 380 knots; stall the SF50 bucks up against the $2 mil- rails; a one-piece headliner that improves opposite the cabin entry door. The aft lav the aircraft is the addition of wing spoil- lighter than their progenitors and take an as they can make them: both scored moving toward touchscreen avionics speed of 62 knots; 1,400 nm of range; a lion price mark, company chairman Dale aesthetics; portable server; iPad and features a flushing toilet with optional ers that facilitate more rapid descents and estimated 200 pounds out of the airplane. market-leading product support num- in the cockpit and more fuel-efficient 45,000-foot ceiling; and the ability to take Klapmeier indicated that Cirrus might Bluetooth connectivity; and an intercom closing door. The M2 borrows the Clair- increase the effectiveness of the lift-dump That aircraft is expected to enter service bers in our latest survey. Embraer’s engines, which translate into bet- off from short grass strips. The company leverage its relationship with its owner, system for pilot-passenger communica- ity cabin-management system developed system during aerodynamic braking on during next year’s second half. case is particularly stunning. Fifteen ter range and times to climb. Winglet said a second airplane is nearly complete the China Aviation Industry General Air- tions. Eclipses are offered with Iridium for the company’s new crop of larger jets the ground. The published stopping dis- A follow-on aircraft, the SJ30x, will years ago it wasn’t even in this busi- design is being revised with more and construction is under way on two craft (CAIGA), to build certain compo- satphones capable of transmitting air- for passenger communications and enter- tance on the 100E remains 2,722 feet. feature uprated ness, and today it claims a 17-percent swooping shapes. The large jet mar- more fuselages. nent parts in that country to cut costs. craft engine data for monitoring. The 550 tainment. The seats have been redesigned Maximum range (1,178 nm) and speed FJ44-3AP-25 engines with dual Fadec market share. Honda set up an interna- ket is seeing some action, although Klapmeier said the company plans to has a top speed of 375 knots and a range to be slightly more ergonomic and have (390 knots) also are unchanged. In the controls and is expected to provide higher tional service network and built a large less of it, with new programs officially Cirrus Vision SF50 gradually spool up production of the SF50 of 1,125 nm. Deliveries of the 550 began inboard armrests that retract into the seat 100E’s cabin, Embraer is now offering cruise speed at altitude, quicker climbs, OEM service center at its Greensboro, under way at Bombardier and Dassault Cirrus flew its first conformal flight- to 125 aircraft per year after certification. earlier this year. backs when not in use. The cabin employs premium slide, swivel and recline single more payload and better high and hot N.C. campus before it has delivered a and the rumor mill running full tilt at test aircraft on March 25 and plans to LED lighting throughout and includes executive seats, similar to those aboard performance. It will also feature sin- single aircraft. Gulfstream. and stand add two more to the fleet on the way to Light Twins Cessna Citation M2 a pair of 110-VAC plugs. Power comes the larger Phenom 300, as an extra-cost gle-point refueling. Certification for the To that end, OEMs are changing ready to offer airliner-class variants certification next year, it hopes, of its Cessna’s $4.35 million makeover of from a pair of uprated Williams FJ44- option. A significant number of fab- SJ30x is estimated for 2017. Price for both the way they sell aircraft, with more with new, more fuel-efficient engines $1.96 million SF50 single jet. Eclipse 550 the CJ1+ received FAA certification late 1AP-21 engines with full-authority digi- ric and color combinations, now 11 in aircraft is expected to be in the $8 million focus on simplified maintenance and slipperier wings. While it will look similar to the non- The $2.895 million update of the orig- last year and incorporates several ergo- tal engine control (Fadec). They produce all, are available on the 100E at no addi- (2014) range. and life-cycle costs: higher engine Make no mistake, there’s still conforming test aircraft Cirrus has been inal features cockpit avion- nomic lessons learned from the smaller 1,965 pounds of thrust each (sea level, tional charge. Real wood veneer is stan- The SJ30 program began in the late TBOs, longer inspection intervals plenty of cool factor here; from elec- flying since 2008 (logging more than 600 ics upgrades that provide synthetic and Citation Mustang and the larger CJ4. standard temperature) and have a 4,000- dard and customers can choose from a 1980s and the SJ30-2, finally received and more requirements for on-condi- trochromic window shades and LED flight hours), changes have been made to enhanced vision; sharper, more pow- The new cockpit is roomier and has a hour time-between-overhaul interval. variety of enhanced cabinetry offerings, FAA certification in 2005. Since then, the tion replacements as opposed to time mood lighting in the cabin to stealthily refine the design. They include a slightly erful display screens; a separate avion- shorter control pedestal for easier entry The M2 can maintain maximum cruise including a new galley cabinet (in place of company has had several different corpo- intervals. In some cases, hourly main- quiet and clean jet engines. But now longer nose and higher loft than the ics standby display unit; dual integrated to and egress from the pilot seats. It also speed through higher altitudes–all the way the onboard forward closet or side-facing rate owners and only eight examples of the tenance programs are wrapped into it’s all wrapped up in a slick package model currently flying. Range is estimated flight-management systems; and auto- features the new Intrinzic flight deck up to 39,000 feet. Maximum altitude is passenger seat) that includes an optional Mach 0.83, 2,500-nm, seven-seat jet have the purchase price. This trend should with more attractive economics, even at 1,000 nm at 300 knots, or 1,200 nm at throttles. The 550 also has new electronic based on the Garmin G3000 touchscreen 41,000 feet. At cruise and 400 knots, the hot jug, ice drawer and beverage and been produced. The aircraft holds three

increase reliability across the board in the age of expensive fuel. 210 knots. The single FJ33-4 Williams antilock brakes. The 550’s upgraded © 2014 AIN Publications. All Rights Reserved. For Reprints go to www.ainonline.com avionics system. fuel burn is 112 gallons. Fuel capacity is glassware storage. Continues on next page u © 2014 AIN Publications. All Rights Reserved. For Reprints go to www.ainonline.com

34 Aviation International News • October 2014 • www.ainonline.com www.ainonline.com • October 2014 • Aviation International News 35 Pilatus PC-24 Bombardier Learjet 75 Bombardier Learjet 85 Bombardier has tapped Lufthansa late last year. The Sovereign+ features Technik to provide the cabin man- subtle winglets Cessna calls “swooplets,” agement system, Rockwell Collins for new touchscreen Garmin G5000 avi- BUSINESS a three-screen Pro Line Fusion avi- onics, the new Clairity cabin-manage- onics system with advanced capabili- ment and entertainment system, a better ties such as synthetic vision, and Pratt environmental control system for more & Whitney Canada for new PW307B robust air conditioning, uprated Pratt JETS engines (6,100 pounds of thrust each). & Whitney Canada PW306D engines u Continued from preceding page High-speed cruise is Mach 0.82 and (5,907 pounds of thrust each, 6,000- the aircraft’s service ceiling will be hour TBO), a redesigned cockpit and an world records for speed and distance. Its 49,000 feet. upgraded and restyled cabin with better 30-degree swept wing allows high speed seats for eight to nine passengers. While and efficient cruising, and leading-edge Embraer Legacy 500 it may look almost identical to a legacy slats and flaps are optimized for low- Embraer’s formal entry into the Sovereign, the new model offers a nine- speed approaches. The SJ30 has a service midsize market came in 2008 when it foot-longer wingspan that holds more ceiling of 49,000 feet, maintains a sea- announced development of a pair of fuel and boosts takeoff weight 30,775 level cabin to 41,000 feet and is approved fly-by-wire aircraft that share the same pounds from 30,300 pounds. for single-pilot operations. engines, systems, wings, empennage and The airplane incorporates these improvements while retaining its abil- Cessna CJ3+ DAVID MCINTOSH ity to use runways as short as 3,530 feet, Cessna’s $8.05 million remake of the Cessna Citation cruise at 460 knots and post slightly Cessna Citation X+ Cessna Citation Longitude CJ3 features all-new Garmin G3000 Latitude quicker climb times. Bundled together, touchscreen avionics, improved environ- Embraer courtesy of Honeywell’s HD Ovation the changes on the Sovereign+ also yield Legacy 450 mental control system and more comfort- Select cabin-management system, which an airplane with a range of 3,000 nm, 150 able passenger seats. It remains to be seen allows for control of entertainment, com- more than its predecessor, making it offi- if these changes can boost sales, which munications, lights, temperature, window cially transcontinental in the U.S. dropped to 15 last year. The aircraft has critical components such as ducts and shades and more via drink-rail-mounted a full-fuel payload of 780 pounds, a maxi- turbine shrouds. units, wireless handheld remotes or a gal- Cessna Citation X+ mum IFR range of 1,875 nm, a top speed Up front, the new Bombardier Vision Cessna CJ3+ ley touchscreen. The system can interface The stretched and refreshed $22.925 of 416 knots and a ceiling of 45,000 feet. It cockpit, which is based on the Garmin with high-speed satellite communications Cessna Citation million Citation X received FAA certifi- is single-pilot capable and has seating for G5000 touchscreen avionics system, and a variety of consumer electronics. Sovereign+ cation on June 26. Announced in 2010, up to nine passengers. Power comes from includes synthetic-vision technology The cockpit offers Rockwell Collins it features many of the same avionics and a pair of Williams FJ44-3A engines (2,820 and new GWX 70 weather radar. It also Pro Line Fusion avionics. The four large cabin upgrades found in the new Sover- pounds of thrust/4,000-hour TBO). allows pilots to control cabin lighting active-matrix LCDs in the panel connect eign+ as well as a 15-inch cabin stretch for The G3000 system on the aircraft and to dial directly into the GoGo Biz the pilots with synthetic enhanced vision better passenger legroom. The new X+ features improved turbulence-detect- (Aircell) ATG 5000 Wi-Fi system or the with an optional head-up display; elec- also includes new winglets and a pair of ing weather radar, Tcas II, advanced ter- Iridium satphone via the touchscreens tronic charts, maps, graphical weather updated Rolls-Royce AE3007C2 engines rain awareness warning systems (Taws), while wearing their headsets. depiction from an intuitive Multi­Scan rated at 7,034 pounds of thrust each for a wireless media server, Garmin inte- Advanced Cockpit Environment), is weather radar system that sees up to Embraer Legacy 500 a 4-percent boost in takeoff thrust, 9 per- grated cockpit and cabin Iridium phone, Light Mediums based on the Honeywell Primus Apex 300 miles out; and an airport surface- cent better climb performance, 7 per- and high-speed Internet capabilities from system and features the latest advances. management system that minimizes the cabin cross-section: the Legacy 450 and cent more cruise thrust and a 1.4-percent GoGo Biz (Aircell). The CJ3+’s avion- Pilatus PC-24 The voluminous passenger cabin pro- chance of a ground mishap. Fusion can 500. Last month the larger of these two improvement in specific fuel consump- ics are ADS-B compatible. The aircraft The first PC-24 test aircraft rolled out vides more overall space than either the grow to accommodate future technology aircraft, the 500, was certified in Bra- tion. The changes yield a variety of per- received FAA certification last month. of the hangar on August 1, and the first Cessna XLS+ or the Embraer Phenom 300 add-ons such as voice recognition, sur- zil and entered service. Compared to the formance improvements for the X+. two years of production quickly sold out. and has a flat floor, which means less head- face guidance and automatic dependent 450, the 500’s fuselage is six feet longer Payload increases by 214 pounds, range Bombardier Learjet 70 and 75 Pilatus has temporarily stopped accepting room in the aisle. The aircraft will come surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B). and range with IFR reserves increases to at high-speed cruise increases by 211 nm The updated versions of the Learjet new orders. The aircraft combines light jet with seven different interior options for 2,800 nm with eight passengers, at Mach to 3,107 nm and the initial cruise altitude 40XR and 45XR received FAA certifi- operating economics with super-midsize layouts that include executive, commuter, Cessna Citation Latitude 0.80 and with NBAA IFR reserves. Cur- increases to FL450 from FL430. Time to cation approval late last year. The “new” jet capabilities and comfort and is aimed at combi and quick-change configurations as Cessna first announced plans for its rent price is $19.9 million. climb to FL450 is 23 minutes; to FL350 Learjets offer seating for up to seven pas- more conventional offerings from Cessna well as options for an externally serviced $14.9 million light midsize Citation Lati- The 500 can carry up to 12 passen- (anti-ice off) it is 13 minutes. sengers in the 70, nine in the 75, and and Embraer. Like the PC-12 single-engine lavatory, either forward or aft, and galleys. tude in 2011 and the aircraft made its first gers in a cabin that is near super-mid- The X+ has a higher initial maximum include restyled seats and cabin shell, , the PC-24 retains an aft cargo Like the PC-12, the PC-24’s dominant fea- flight this past February. Other produc- en route to a maximum cruise altitude of other big development programs at Bom- size, measuring 26 feet 10 inches long, cruise altitude and is able to fly faster at a greater selection of fabrics and fin- door and the capability to operate from ture is its rear cargo door, which measures tion aircraft have since joined the flight- 45,000 feet. Like its predecessors, the Lati- bardier have arisen–the CSeries regional 6 feet 10 inches wide and 6 feet tall. various altitudes; cruise speeds increase ishes, Wi-Fi, a Lufthansa Technik Nice unpaved and unimproved fields–with the 4.1 feet wide and 4.25 feet tall. test program, and certification and entry tude will have good short-runway capabil- jet and the Global 7000 and 8000 large- Customers can choose between a large, by between 2 and 19 knots, depending HD cabin management and entertain- PC-24 as short as 2,690 feet at an mtow into service appear on track for 2015. ity. Cessna predicts runway length required cabin business jets. well appointed forward galley oppo- on altitude. At FL350 high-speed cruise ment system, larger galley, more closet of 17,650 pounds. Pilatus aims to have the Embraer Legacy 450 The Latitude features seating for eight, at mtow to be 3,900 feet. The G5000 in the Meanwhile, competing aircraft for site annex storage or a single, side-fac- increases to 527 ktas from 525 ktas, while space and enclosed lavatory. The airplane up-to-10-passenger, $8.9 million all-metal The $16.6 million Legacy 450 made its a new and large ovoid fuselage and a Latitude’s cockpit features three 14-inch the 85 have either arrived in the mar- ing seat ideal for a cabin attendant. Or at FL490 it bumps to 479 ktas from 460 offers all this while delivering a range of aircraft certified by 2017 and approved for first flight in late December 2013 and is maximum range of 2,500 nm. The Lati- LCD primary and multifunction displays ket or are getting closer. The Learjet 85 they can have a side-facing, two-place ktas. However, you still have to step climb just over 2,000 nm (with four passengers) single-pilot operations. Power comes from scheduled for 2015 certification. It has a tude’s new flat-floor cabin is 27 feet, six and four touchscreen control panels. It did make its first flight on April 9 of divan opposite a small refreshment cen- this airplane after that to reach its maxi- and without sacrificing top speed, still a a pair of Williams International FJ44-4A six-inch cabin stretch and a range increase inches long; 72 inches tall; and 77 inches includes synthetic vision, electronic charts, this year, but Bombardier CEO Pierre ter. The wet galley features hot and cold mum cruise altitude of 51,000 feet. The brisk 465 knots. Service ceiling is 51,000 engines rated at 3,435 pounds of thrust to 2,500 nm over the original design spec- wide. The standard seating arrangement Garmin’s Safe Taxi airport charts, dual Beaudoin was decidedly cryptic when water, four gallons of potable water, new X+ also reclaims bragging rights as feet. The new Learjets sell for $11.1 mil- each. The engines have automatic thrust ifications. The shorter sibling of the Leg- accommodates passengers with a for- FMS, Waas and Taws. asked when, if ever, Bombardier will crystal storage and an ice drawer, com- the world’s fastest civil production air- lion and $13.55 million, respectively. reserve, passive thrust-vectoring nozzles, acy 500 midsize, the 450 shares the same ward, dual seat, side-facing divan, a club- finish the program, earlier this summer partments for china and silverware, craft, with a new top speed of Mach 0.935. The new Honeywell TFE731-40BRs quiet power mode in place of an APU to fuselage diameter and many of the same four grouping of single seats and two Midsize saying only, “We are currently evaluat- 110V power outlet and optional moni- in the back, at 3,850 pounds of thrust provide ground power, integral pre-cooler systems, including fly-by-wire (FBW) more single seats aft of that. The Lati- ing all of our priorities for our flight- tor and espresso maker. Super-Midsize each, have 10 percent more takeoff power to condition bleed air and reduce drag flight controls, engines and avionics. tude will feature Garmin G5000 avionics Bombardier Learjet 85 test programs.” Passengers can bring more luggage, than the engines that powered the 40 and losses, and an anti-ice and noise-suppress- Power comes from a pair of Honeywell and the wireless Clairity cabin manage- Much uncertainty surrounds Bombar- Some analysts think the 85 won’t gain skis, golf clubs and anything else than Cessna Citation Longitude 45. That gives the 70 and 75, aided by new ing inlet. They have a 5,000-hour TBO HTF7500Es (6,540 pounds of thrust ment system. The fiber-optic Clairity sys- dier’s $20.8 million all-composite light certification until at least 2017. they could fit in almost any other midsize This stretched and longer-legged canted winglets, quicker climb times, bet- and a hot section time of 2,500 hours. each) that can propel the aircraft to tem allows completely wireless control midsize. It has been beset with multi- The Learjet 85 is designed for eight to or super-midsize jet. The 500 has 150 cu $25.9 million variant of the Citation ter short-field performance and improved The engines help propel the PC-24 to 43,000 feet in 22 minutes. The pressuriza- of cabin functions. It will be compatible year delays, at first related to the fabri- nine passengers and a maximum range of ft of baggage space: 110 in the external Latitude is scheduled to enter service high/hot capabilities. The engines also FL450 in less than 30 minutes and achieve tion system keeps cabin altitude at 6,000 with personal devices. cation of the all-composite structure at 3,000 nm. compartment and another 40 in the closet in 2017. It shares the Latitude’s avion- promise to be 4 percent more fuel effi- a high-speed cruise of 425 ktas at FL300. feet at the 450’s maximum cruising alti- The engines are Fadec (full-authority the Querétaro, Mexico plant. Later chal- Like several other contemporary that can be accessed through the lavatory. ics, cabin management system, seats, cient than the Dash 20BRs they replace Range with four passengers is 1,950 nm tude of 45,000 feet. Maximum cruising digital engine control) Pratt & Whitney lenges arose with what from the start has cabin designs, the 85 will feature larger windows and fuselage cross-section, and likely will be more durable: they fea- and at mtow the maximum payload is speed is Mach 0.83. The 678-cu-ft cabin Canada PW306D (5,700 seemed an improbably ambitious devel- passenger cabin windows, 12 by 16 Cessna Citation Sovereign+ but is nine feet longer and turns to ture improved turbine sections and make 2,500 pounds. Up front, the custom- offers seating for seven to nine passengers. pounds of thrust each). They will propel opment schedule. And now, internal inches each, and more monolithic, Cessna received certification for its Snecma’s Fadec-controlled Silvercrest © 2014 AIN Publications. All Rights Reserved. For Reprints go to www.ainonline.com innovative use of ceramic coatings on ized avionics suite, dubbed Pace (Pilatus Cabin management and IFE is the Latitude to 43,000 feet in 23 minutes competing financial demands from two streamlined headliners and sidewalls. refreshed $18.13 million midsize stalwart Continues on next page u © 2014 AIN Publications. All Rights Reserved. For Reprints go to www.ainonline.com

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engines (11,000 pounds of thrust each) for power. The engine hot sections and times between overhaul (TBOs) will be “on condition,” much like air- liner engines. The -equipped Longitude will have limited fly-by-wire Gulfstream G650ER (FBW) capabilities for controlling the rudder, spoilers and brakes (“brake- Dassault Falcon 8X Bombardier Challenger 350 by-wire”). The 30-degree swept wing will incorporate leading-edge slats, winglets, centrifugal ailerons and five speed-brake/spoiler panels per side. Cessna has selected the Garmin G5000 for the Longitude, using the same three- screen “touch control” avionics architec- ture that the company is employing on both the Latitude and the revised X+ and Sovereign+. The CMS will build on the Dassault Falcon 5X new wireless Clairity system. The Longitude will have seating for eight passengers, a full-fuel payload of 1,950 pounds, a maximum range of 4,000 nm at Mach 0.82 and an Mmo of Mach 0.86. Takeoff distance at an mtow of 55,000 pounds is estimated at 5,400 feet, but that drops to 4,000 on missions of 2,000 nm or less with lighter loads. Ser- vice ceiling is 45,000 feet. The cabin features a large forward galley and aft lavatory with vacuum-flushing toi- let. The forward cabin may include a crew lavatory as well as a third crew/flight atten- dant seat. Like the Latitude’s, the Longi- tude’s interior cross-section is 72 inches tall The $45 million 5X features a much larger recently, that Gulfstream was getting HUD system from the 5X will be incor- and 77 inches wide. The forward club-four fuselage diameter than past models–8.86 ready to replace the G450 and G550, porated into the system and a new FMS configuration is capacious and the single feet, even wider than the company’s cur- both of which use a fuselage tube that will be developed for the aircraft. Landing executive seats are full-berthing. There is rent 7X flagship (8.2 feet). The new tube dates back to the 1950s. The new model speed increases to 106 knots and the land- room for another club-four in the aft cabin yields 78 inches of headroom and an would use the wider and taller fuselage ing gear has been strengthened to accom- or a three-place divan, certified for take- overall volume of 1,766 cu ft. It is widely cross section of the much larger G650 modate the extra weight. The $58 million off and landing, opposite an entertainment expected to be the template for follow-on and incorporate more efficient manu- 8X is expected to make its first flight early center with large flat-screen monitor. models. Cabin configurations available facturing techniques and advanced fea- next year and receive certification in 2016. include seating for 12 passengers. tures such as fly-by-wire flight controls. Bombardier Challenger 350 Dassault claims that the aircraft will Gulfstream G650ER Bombardier announced the Challenger be 50 percent more fuel efficient and cost Large-Cabin, Long-Range Gulfstream announced a longer- 350 last year–a revised Challenger 300 with 30 percent less to operate than compet- range version of its G650 flagship in a new wing, more powerful engines, new itive models from other manufacturers. Dassault Falcon 8X May. The G650ER has range increased cabin windows that are 20 percent larger, The 5X will feature fly-by-wire controls Dassault unveiled plans for a longer- to 7,500 nm (at Mach 0.85) from 7,000 and redesigned interior. The $25.8 million with sidesticks, Snecma Silvercrest engines range, stretched version of its 7X flagship nm on the straight G650. The ER aircraft gained Transport Canada certifi- (11,450 pounds of thrust each) and avionics in May. option uses existing wing capacity to cation on June 12 and FAA approval June based on the Honeywell-based EASy sys- The 8X adds 500 nm in range, taking it carry an extra 4,000 pounds of fuel, 25. The 350 has a new, longer wing with tem, with dual head-up displays (HUDs). to a maximum of 6,450 nm, and a 3.6-foot boosting the aircraft’s mtow to 104,000 canted winglets and more fuel capacity that The HUDs will feature a new combined fuselage stretch that increases cabin vol- pounds and requiring 500 feet of addi- increases range to 3,200 nm and mtow to vision system (CVS), which includes syn- ume to 1,765 cu ft. Lengthening the tube tional balanced field length to 6,360 40,600 pounds. Engine thrust is increased thetic and enhanced vision information. facilitates the installation of a shower in feet. Relatively few other changes were by 500 pounds by a pair of new Honeywell The 5X will have an mtow of 69,600 the aft lav and a compliant crew rest area required to gain the range, such as mod- HTF7350 engines (7,323 pounds of thrust pounds, a maximum range of 5,200 nm, in the forward cabin. The range increase ifying the FMS software. each). The cockpit features upgraded a top speed of Mach 0.9 and much longer is derived from a 3,000-pound increase in The ER option will be offered as a Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics. maintenance intervals than previous Fal- fuel capacity, mostly in the fuselage tanks. retrofit for existing G650s and installa- cons. The aircraft also has an all-new wing The 8X will feature a new wing with a bet- tion time is estimated at one week. The Large that incorporates a fresh winglet design and ter lift-to-drag ratio and new winglets. price of the option is expected to boost flaperons, a large cockpit with expansive The new wing is 600 pounds lighter the base price of the G650 by approxi- Dassault Falcon 5X windows and reclining crew seats. than the one on the 7X. Power comes from mately $2 million. Gulfstream expects to Dassault revealed its long-anticipated a trio of uprated Pratt & Whitney Canada receive certification of the G650ER later new large-cabin twin, the 5X, late last Gulfstream Large-cabin Program PW307D engines (6,725 pounds of thrust this year. The company has already flown year. The first aircraft will fly next year Speculation has abounded for sev- each). The cockpit retains the 7X’s fly-by- a G650ER demonstrator on a 7,494-nm

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flight from Hong Kong to New York in 14 hours 7 minutes at Mach 0.865.

Bombardier Global 7000 and 8000 Bombardier continues development of a pair of new aircraft with more range and fuel efficiency than the company’s cur- rent Global 6000 flagship. Both aircraft use the current Global 6000 fuselage but stretch it–the 7000 by 11 feet, 3 inches and the 8000 by two feet, three inches–and add Boeing BBJ Max bigger cabin windows extending higher up the sidewall. The aircraft are scheduled to Airbus ACJ Neo enter service in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Bombardier has said that the aircraft will use a new thin high-speed wing, fuel- efficient GE Passport engines (16,500 pounds of thrust each) and Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics. GE has already conducted extensive ground tests, with six engines logging nearly 700 hours. Tests on a flying test bed are slated to begin early next year. Bombardier said that at Mach 0.85 the range for the 7000 bumps up to 7,300 nm and 7,900 nm for the 8000. Range num- bers assume 10 passengers and four crew on the 8000. Maximum ramp weights for Embraer Lineage 1000E both aircraft top 105,000 pounds. The price is expected to be in the $65 million range (2010). cores in the 15,000-pound-thrust range Airliners could be applied to the new design, includ- ing the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800, Embraer Lineage 1000E GE Passport and Rolls-Royce BR710. Embraer introduced its second- The company said it would announce an generation Lineage 1000–the “E” for engine selection later this month. enhanced–late last year. The revised Aerion continues to search for a manu- model slims down by 500 pounds and facturing partner. If one is found, the air- boosts maximum range to 4,600 nm craft could be certified in 2021, assuming from 4,400 nm. The 1000E features Aerion AS2 a first flight in late 2018 or early 2019, fol- improved cockpit avionics, passenger lowed by a 24-month certification program. electronics, seats and interior doors. Cockpit options now include autoland and better acoustic insulation that cuts features more range and a larger cabin. Spike Aerospace S-512 and a combined head-up display and an cabin noise by up to one-third. The new AS2–Aerion supersonic second Spike’s twinjet design features a win- enhanced-vision system with an infra- design–retains its predecessor design’s sig- dowless cabin with seating for 12 to 18 red nose camera. The package facili- BBJ Max & Airbus ACJ Neo nature supersonic natural laminar-flow passengers, fly-by-wire flight controls, tates Cat I and II landings. Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) announced wing, but now will have a range of at a range of 4,000 nm and a top speed In the cabin, Honeywell now pro- in late 2012 that it will build the BBJ Max, least 5,000 nm and a cabin cross-section of Mach 1.6. Engine selection remains vides Ovation Select as the stan- an executive version of the 737 Max out- nearly the size of a Gulfstream G550’s. pending. The company continues to dard digital CMS. A fully integrated fitted with CFM International Leap 1-B The 30-foot-long cabin, which is 17 feet search for additional funding for the $1 media center concentrates multi- engines. Initial deliveries are expected in shorter than the G550’s, will feature a two- billion program and estimates a market media devices and video inputs, such 2017 or 2018. Airbus also announced lounge layout, galley and both forward for 600 aircraft between 2020 and 2030. as Blu-ray players, iPod docks and that it would make its re-engined “neo” and aft lavatories, plus a baggage com- HDMI or USB ports. The integrated (new engine option) A319/320/321 avail- partment that is accessible in flight. Mtow HyperMach SonicStar media center concentrates all manner able for the Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) grows to 115,000 pounds and the fuse- This design features a top speed of of multimedia devices and the system program beginning in 2018. Neo cus- lage is lengthened to 160 feet. Balanced Mach 4.5, a maximum range of 6,500 nm delivers HD video and Dolby 5.1 sur- tomers have a choice of either the Leap- field length is 7,500 feet at mtow, but and seating for up to 32 passengers. The round sound on larger and slimmer X engine or the Pratt & Whitney Pure that is reduced to 6,000 at weights below company said it has completed several monitors and Apple TV. It also can Power 1100G. 100,000 pounds. Flying at the lighter rounds of financing and is continuing to accommodate Android-based devices. weight reduces range by approximately develop its revolutionary 65,000-pound- High-speed Internet is available via the The Supersonics 20 percent. Maximum speed is Mach thrust H-Magjet 4400 hybrid turbofan optional Honeywell system, which uses 1.6; however, the aircraft is designed to ramjet engines with sister company Son- Inmarsat. Other improvements include Aerion AS2 cruise efficiently at Mach 0.95 to comply icBlue. First flight is estimated in 2022 new seats, electric pocket doors, more Earlier this year, Aerion revamped its with existing supersonic overflight bans. and certification in 2025 for the $180 mil-

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