by Mark Huber

mated to metal wings. That, bleed air and reduce drag losses, Power comes from a pair of and an airport surface-man- management system. The fiber- coupled with the unique posi- and an anti-ice and noise-sup- Honeywell HTF7500Es (6,540 agement system that minimizes optic Clairity cabin manage- tioning of the engines on over- pressing inlet. They have a pounds of thrust each) that the chances of ground mishaps. ment system allows completely the-wing pylons, creates larger 5,000-hour TBO and a hot sec- can propel the aircraft to 43,000 Fusion can grow to accommo- wireless control of cabin func- cabin volume and generous tion time of 2,500 hours. The feet in 22 minutes. The aircraft date future technology add-ons tions. It will be compatible with passenger legroom. Emteq is engines help propel the PC-24 pressurization system keeps such as voice recognition, sur- personal electronic devices. The providing its SkyPro HD IFE to FL450 in less than 30 minutes cabin altitude at 6,000 feet at face guidance and automatic engines are Fadec (full author- and cabin-management sys- and achieve a high-speed cruise the 450’s maximum cruising alti- dependent surveillance-broad- ity digital engine control) Pratt tem, which features audio/ speed of 425 ktas at FL300. tude of 45,000 feet. Maximum cast (ADS-B), the future of & Whitney Canada PW306D knots; 1,200 at 210. The single Williams video on demand, interactive Range with four passengers is cruising speed is Mach 0.83 and ATC. (5,700 pounds of As the global economic recovery slowly than optimistic projections just a few years NEW DESIGNS FJ33-4 is expected to power the 3-D moving map, exterior cam- 1,950 nm and at mtow the max- range is 2,300 nm. thrust each). They will propel builds, a combination of new jet designs and ago. China in particular, seen as potentially aircraft to 25,000 feet. The five-plus-two era and wireless cabin control imum payload is 2,500 pounds. The 678-cu-ft cabin offers Cessna Citation Latitude the Latitude to 43,000 feet in block changes of existing ones is taxiing a large consumer of private lift, continues Singles occupant layout is retained but options of lighting and monochromatic Up front, the customized avi- seating for seven to nine pas- Cessna announced plans for 23 minutes en route to a max- for takeoff across the size spectrum into to struggle with balancing the challenge of such as weather radar, a “relief station” window shades at each seat via onics suite dubbed Pace–Pilatus sengers. Cabin management its $14.9 million light midsize imum cruise altitude of 45,000 and upgraded leather have been added. passengers’ personal electronic Advanced Cockpit Environ- and IFE is courtesy of Hon- Citation Latitude in 2011 and feet. Like its predecessors, ever-narrowing and fiercely competitive private flying in state-controlled, communist Flaris LAR 01 Cirrus is already beginning to gear up for devices. With the SiriusXM ment–is based on the Honeywell eywell’s HD Ovation Select plans to fly the aircraft next the Latitude will have good niches. Development schedules for several skies and the attendant bureaucracy. Private The Poland-based aviation newcomer production by adding factory robotics and satellite radio option, passen- Primus Apex system and fea- programs in both the brand-new and block- aviation is expanding in these countries, but unveiled its five-seat, single-engine light a lay-up mold for the all-compos- gers can select station presets tures all the latest advances. The change categories have been pushed back it is taking longer than first thought to build jet at the Paris Air Show this summer. A ite aircraft. The company has received at individual seats. voluminous passenger cabin anywhere from several months to more than critical mass. prototype is expected to fly later this year deposits for more than 500 of the jets. A fleet of conformal test air- provides more overall space than and Part 23 EASA and FAA certification As the SF50 bucks up against the $2 craft (which look almost iden- either the Cessna XLS+ or the a year so far this year, as OEMs struggle Despite this uncertainty, OEMs remain is expected in 2015. The prototype will million price mark, company chairman tical to the prototype that has Embraer Phenom 300 and has a with the development of a new generation confident that the increased value presented be powered by a Pratt & Whitney Can- Dale Klapmeier indicated that Cirrus been flying since 2003) is cur- flat floor, which means less head- of , composite structures, engines by their new designs will resonate with ada PW610F producing 1,460 pounds might capitalize on its relationship with rently racking up hours. More room in the aisle. The aircraft and fly-by-wire flight controls. Attempts to both their existing and future customers. of thrust, although a final engine selec- its new owner and have China Aviation than 600 employees are work- will come with seven different tion for production aircraft is pending, Industry General Aircraft (Caiga) build ing at Honda’s 83-acre Greens- interior options for layouts that wring cost from programs, via sometimes New designs feature more passenger and and fitted with dual G600 avi- certain component parts in that country boro, N.C. campus, which has include executive, commuter, complicated global supply chains, have also baggage space, better man-machine inter- onics. Other features include rear-hinged to cut costs. 500,000 sq ft under roof and combi and quick-change con- fostered some delays. To a lesser degree, face in the cockpit, and engines, airfoils and main cabin doors reminiscent of 1960s should be able to turn out 70 to figurations as well as options for

some programs have been hampered by materials that produce more range, greater Lincoln Continentals and current Rolls- 100 aircraft per year when pro- an externally serviced lavatory, THURBER MATT corporate cash-flow aerobatics that have speeds and improved fuel economy. In the Royces, detachable wings and stabilizers, Light Twins duction is fully ramped up. The either forward or aft, and gal- HondaJet Bombardier Learjet 85 a fuselage fuel tank, electric de-icing, and first two years of production leys. Like the PC-12, the PC-24’s produced schedule lags. Several major age of $100-a-barrel oil, the magnitude of the whole aircraft housed are already sold out. OEMs with multiple development programs improvements is such that operators who fly in the nose. The $1.5 million aircraft is HondaJet short-runway capability. Cessna under way are clearly stretched, both in their aircraft more than 300 hours per year targeting performance that includes a Honda’s tortuous path to certifica- predicts runway length required terms of finance and manpower, in the almost cannot afford not to upgrade. Large maximum cruise speed of 380 knots, tion appears to be nearing its destina- Light Mediums at mtow to be 3,900 feet. speed of 62 knots, 1,400 nm of range, tion, with approval of its light twin now The G5000 in the Lati- battle to defend and expand market share. fleet operators, particularly industry-leading a 45,000-foot ceiling, and the ability to expected for late next year following tude’s cockpit features three Aside from these engineering, manufac- NetJets, recognize this and are already operate from short grass strips. delays in the development and redesign Pilatus PC-24 14-inch LCD primary and mul- turing and finance challenges, the slow rate placing aggressive new aircraft orders in a of its new GE Honda HF120 engines The word “game-changer” is tifunction displays and four of economic recovery and growth continues strategy aimed at locking down prices. Last Cirrus Vision SF50 (2,050 pounds of thrust each). Garmin is decidedly overused in this busi- touchscreen control panels. It to cause concern. In the U.S., most of this year NetJets placed orders potentially worth Cirrus anticipates 2015 certification providing the G3000 touchscreen avion- ness, but Pilatus’s entry into the includes synthetic vision, elec- for its long-delayed, $1.96 million SF50 ics system for the aircraft. jet market earlier this year, the tronic charts, Garmin’s Safe new jet output appears destined for the $17.6 billion from Bombardier, Cessna and jet single and plans to fly the first confor- The 420-knot, $4.5 million twinjet PC-24, really does change the Taxi airport charts, dual FMS, export market, although the anticipation of Embraer for 225 new airplanes and options mal flight-test aircraft next year, one of is expected to have a range of 1,180 landscape. The aircraft combines Waas and Taws. sustained double-digit growth in the BRIC for 445 more over the next decade. The three planned for the program. While the nm, an initial climb rate of 4,000 feet light jet operating economics Bombardier Learjet 85 countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China), company already operates more than 500 aircraft will look similar to the non-con- per minute and a maximum altitude of with super-midsize jet capabil- Embraer Legacy 450 Pilatus PC-24 and with it a surge in new jet orders there, airplanes and manages another 170. forming test version Cirrus has been flying 43,000 feet. Honda claims the aircraft is ities and comfort and is aimed Bombardier’s new $20.4 mil- since 2008 (logging more than 600 hours faster and 15 to 20 percent more fuel- at more conventional offerings lion all-composite light mid- appears, for the moment, to be something This kind of demonstrable demand for aloft), changes have refined the design. efficient than competing types. The five- from Cessna and Embraer. Like dominant feature is its rear cargo cabin-management system, year in time for service entry in size has been beset with delays of a mirage. While demand in those coun- value will continue to drive new programs and They include a slightly longer nose and to six-passenger jet will be certified for the PC-12 single-engine turbo- door, which in this case measures which allows for control of 2015. The company began cut- mainly related to the fabrica- tries is growing, it is substantially lower designs for the remainder of the decade. n higher loft than the model currently fly- single-pilot operation. The HondaJet prop, the PC-24 retains an aft 4.1 feet wide and 4.25 feet tall. entertainment, communica- ting metal for the aircraft this tion of its composite struc- ing. Range is estimated at 1,000 nm at 300 uses a carbon-fiber composite fuselage cargo door and the capability to tions, lights, temperature, win- year and in August announced ture at the company’s plant in operate from unpaved and unim- Embraer Legacy 450 dow shades and more via drink that it had completed the first Querétaro, Mexico, and what, proved fields–with the PC-24 as By the time you read this, rail-mounted units, wireless fuselage for the aircraft, to be from the start, has seemed an short as 2,690 feet at an mtow of Embraer’s $16.6 million Legacy handheld remotes or a galley used as a static-test article. improbably ambitious devel- 17,650 pounds. Pilatus aims to 450 medium light twin will have touchscreen. The system can The Latitude features seating opment schedule. Earlier this have the 10-passenger, $8.9 mil- made, or will be about to make, interface with high-speed satel- for eight, a new and large ovoid year the company announced lion all-metal aircraft certified its first flight en route to pro- lite communications and a vari- fuselage, and a maximum range a major program delay, with by 2017 and approved for single- jected certification in 2015. The ety of consumer electronics. of 2,500 nm. The Latitude’s forecast certification now in pilot operations. shorter sibling of the Legacy 500 The cockpit offers Rockwell flat-floor cabin is 27 feet, six next year’s third quarter, but Power comes from a pair of midsize, the 450 shares many of Collins Pro Line Fusion avion- inches long, 72 inches tall and even that seems doubtful now Williams International FJ44- the same systems, including fly- ics. The four large active-matrix 77 inches wide. The standard as the first flight of the air- 4As rated at 3,435 pounds of by-wire (FBW) flight controls, LCDs in the panel connect the seating arrangement accommo- craft was yet to occur through thrust each. The engines have engines, avionics and fuselage pilots with synthetic enhanced dates passengers with a forward, early September and may not some special features, including diameter. Development delays vision with an optional head- two-place, side-facing divan, happen until early next year. automatic thrust reserve, pas- with the FBW system for the 450 up display; electronic charts, a club-four grouping of single An OEM’s initial foray into sive thrust-vectoring nozzles, and the longer midsize 500 have maps, graphical weather depic- seats and two more single seats composite construction of MARK WAGNER MARK WAGNER MATT THURBER MATT quiet power mode in place of an caused some schedule slippage, tion from an intuitive Mul- aft of that. The Latitude will the majority of aircraft struc- Flaris LAR 01 Flaris LAR 01 Cirrus Vision SF50 APU to provide ground power, although Embraer says those tiScan weather radar system feature Garmin G5000 avionics ture is never an easy one, and integral pre-cooler to condition problems are largely solved. that sees up to 300 miles out; and the wireless Clairity cabin Continues on next page u

34 Aviation International News • October 2013 • www.ainonline.com www.ainonline.com • October 2013 • Aviation International News 35 uContinued from preceding page controlling the rudder, spoilers is about halfway to certifica- to be in the $65 million range Bombardier does not appear and brakes (“brake-by-wire”). tion, with more than 450 flight- Large (2010). The new Globals got immune to these difficulties. The 30-degree swept wing will test hours logged and entry into a big lift from NetJets, which Thanks to composite con- incorporate leading-edge slats, service expected early next year. in March last year announced Bombardier Global struction, the 85 will weigh only winglets and five speed-brake/ Compared with the 450, the orders for 20 Global 7000s 7000 and 8000 one-third more than the con- spoiler panels per side. Cessna 500’s fuselage is six feet longer and 8000s and options for as siderably smaller Learjet 60 but has selected the Garmin G5000 and range with IFR reserves Bombardier is developing a many as 50 more. VistaJet has will need only 20 percent more for the Longitude, using the increases to 2,800 nm with eight pair of new aircraft with more also placed a large order for 16 thrust, fly 500 more miles on same three-screen “touch con- passengers, at Mach 0.80 and range and fuel efficiency than Global 8000s. a comparable load of fuel and trol” avionics architecture that NBAA IFR reserves. Current the company’s current Global have a slightly higher top cruise the company is using on both price is $19.9 million. 6000 flagship. Both aircraft use speed–all while offering better the Latitude and the revised The 500 can carry up to 12 the current Global 6000 fuse- specific fuel consumption. Citation X (née Ten) and Sover- passengers in a cabin that is lage but stretch it–the 7000 by Airliner Several different configura- eign. The CMS will build on the near super-midsize, measuring 11 feet, 3 inches and the 8000 tions will be available, including new wireless Clairity system. 26 feet 10 inches long, 6 feet 10 by two feet, three inches–and Category eight single executive seats in a The aircraft will have seat- inches wide and 6 feet tall. Cus- add bigger cabin windows double-club layout or six single ing for eight passengers, a full- tomers can choose between a extending higher up the side- Sukhoi seats and a three-place divan. fuel payload of 1,950 pounds, large, well appointed forward wall. The aircraft are scheduled (SBJ) The single seats are pitched at a maximum range of 4,000 nm galley opposite galley annex to enter service in 2016 and Plans for the $50 million 30 inches and recline into full- Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ) were berthing positions. (A maxi- formally announced in 2011 but mum of four can be berthed at entropy continues to surround any one time.) The divan and the program designed to offer the berthing seats reflect the executive versions of the long- 85’s 3,000-nm transcontinen- range SuperJet variant (SSJ100- tal/transatlantic design range LR). Launch customer Comlux (four passengers). This longer- said in July that it had backed legged Learjet also features a out of a deal to complete the full galley and an aft cabin lav- first two aircraft and could back atory. Like several other con- out of its deal to buy the air- temporary cabin designs, the craft altogether. 85 will feature larger passen- Just when the first SBJ will ger cabin windows, 12 by 16 be placed into service is now inches each, and more mono- Sukhoi Business Jet Bombardier Global 7000 uncertain as Sukhoi and Ital- lithic, streamlined headliners ian partner Alenia toil to make and sidewalls. Bombardier has tapped at Mach 0.82 and an Mmo of Lufthansa Technik to provide Mach 0.86. Takeoff distance the cabin management system; at an mtow of 55,000 pounds Rockwell Collins for a three- is estimated at 5,400 feet, but screen Pro Line Fusion avionics that drops to 4,000 feet on mis- system with advanced capabili- sions of 2,000 nm or less with ties including synthetic vision; lighter loads. Service ceiling is and Pratt & Whitney Can- 45,000 feet. ada for new PW307B engines The cabin features a large (6,100 pounds of thrust each). forward galley and aft lava- High-speed cruise is Mach 0.82 tory with vacuum-flushing toi- and the aircraft’s service ceiling let. The forward cabin may will be 49,000 feet. include a crew lavatory as well as a third crew/flight atten- dant seat. Like the Latitude’s, Embraer Legacy 500 Cessna Citation Longitude Midsize the Longitude’s interior cross- section is 72 inches tall and 77 storage or a single, side-facing 2017, respectively. Bombardier deliveries to airline clients after inches wide. The forward club- seat ideal for a cabin attendant. has said that the aircraft will fitting the aircraft with numer- essna itation C C four configuration is capa- Or they can have a side-fac- use a new thin high-speed wing, ous upgrades, including a Longitude cious and the single executive ing, two-place divan oppo- fuel-efficient GE Passport 20 revamped passenger cabin by This stretched and longer- seats are full-berthing. There is site a small refreshment center. engines (16,500 pounds of the Italian design house Pin- legged $25.9 million variant room for another club-four in The wet galley features hot thrust each) and Rockwell Col- infarina. So far the only firm of the Latitude is scheduled to the aft cabin or a three-place and cold water, four gallons lins Pro Line Fusion avionics. order for the aircraft has been enter service in 2017. It shares divan, certified for takeoff and of potable water, crystal stor- Bombardier said that both placed by the Russian govern- the Latitude’s avionics, cabin landing, opposite an entertain- age and an ice drawer, compart- aircraft will beat the G650’s ment for delivery next year. management system, seats, win- ment center with large flat- ments for china and silverware, range at Mach 0.90; the G650’s Earlier this summer the inte- dows and fuselage cross sec- screen monitor. 110V power outlet and optional range at this speed is 5,000 nm, rior of that aircraft was being tion, but is nine feet longer monitor and espresso maker. while at that speed the Global installed under contract by the and turns to Snecma’s Fadec- Embraer Legacy 500 Passengers can bring more lug- 8000 will be designed to go Komsomolsk-upon-Amur Air- controlled Silvercrest engines Embraer’s formal entry into gage, skis, golf clubs and any- 5,650 nm and the Global 7000 craft Production Organization (11,000 pounds of thrust each) the midsize market came in thing else than they could fit 5,100 nm. At Mach 0.85 the (KnAAPO) in Russia. How- with for power. 2008 when it announced devel- in almost any other midsize or range bumps up to 7,900 nm ever, SuperJet is in the process The engine hot sections and opment of a pair of fly-by-wire super-midsize jet: the 500 has and 7,300 nm, respectively. Continues on page 38 u times between overhaul (TBOs) aircraft that share the same 150 cu ft of baggage space–110 Range numbers assume 10 pas- will be “on condition,” much engines, systems, wings, empen- in the external compartment sengers and four crew on the like airliner engines. The Lon- nage and cabin cross-section, and another 40 in the closet 8000. Maximum ramp weights gitude will have limited fly-by- the Legacy 450 and 500. In July, that can be accessed through for both aircraft top 105,000 wire (FBW) capabilities for Embraer said the 500 program the lavatory. pounds. The price is expected

36 Aviation International News • October 2013 • www.ainonline.com for added comfort and a more upgrades found in the new Sov- modern appearance; however, ereign as well as a 15-inch cabin they use the same frames as stretch for better passenger leg- the seats on the 40 and 45. The room. The new X also includes 70 and 75 galleys are new, too. new winglets and a pair of The Learjet 75 has a 30-per- updated Rolls-Royce AE3007C2 cent-larger galley than the 45– engines rated at 7,034 pounds of enough room to serve eight thrust each for a 4-percent boost passengers–thanks to elimi- in takeoff thrust, 9 percent bet- nation of the right-hand for- ter climb performance, 7 percent ward closet. The lavatory has more cruise thrust and a 1.4-per- been redesigned, yielding a cent improvement in specific more modern look and bet- fuel consumption. ter functionality with more The changes yield a variety Bombardier Challenger 350 Cessna Citation X storage space. Compared with of performance improvements their progenitors, the 70 and 75 for the X. Payload increases come with a wider selection of by 214 pounds, range at high- uContinued from page 36 seven, Garmin G3000 touch- program exceeding the planned cabin materials and finishes. speed cruise increases by 211 of setting up its own executive screen avionics, winglets and delivery date.” The new Learjets sell for nm to 3,107 nm and the ini- and corporate shuttle comple- modified Williams FJ44-1AP The revised Learjets offer $11.1 million and $13.55 million tial cruise altitude increases to tions capability that likely will engines (1,965 pounds of thrust seating for up to seven passen- (2012), respectively. FL450 from FL430. Time to be located in Venice, Italy, adja- each). The prototype aircraft gers in the 70, nine in the 75, climb to FL450 is 23 minutes; to cent to the hangars in which it first flew in March last year and include Wi-Fi, a state-of- FL350 (anti-ice off) is 13 min- paints the aircraft and installs and the first production aircraft the-art entertainment system, Mediums utes. The X will have a higher commercial interiors. came together earlier this year. galleys, closet space, a range of initial maximum cruise altitude The 109,000-pound-mtow The M2 features a full-fuel pay- just over 2,000 nm (with four and be able to fly faster at vari- SBJ currently has a ceiling of load (one pilot) of 500 pounds, passengers) and a brisk cruise Cessna Citation ous altitudes; cruise speeds will 40,000 feet and a range, with a mtow of 10,700 pounds, max- speed of 465 knots. Sovereign increase by between two and 19 auxiliary tanks in VIP configu- imum range of up to 1,300 nm, The new Honeywell TFE731- Cessna announced a major knots, depending on altitude. ration, projected at a maximum and a 400-knot maximum cruise 40BRs in the back, at 3,850 block change to its midsize At FL350 high-speed cruise 4,250 nm with eight passengers. speed. Cessna CEO Scott Ernest pounds of thrust each, have Citation Sovereign last year increases to 527 ktas from 525 Anticipated VIP configurations said production for the first two 10 percent more takeoff power and expects to have it certified ktas, while at FL490 it bumps will provide seating for 13 to 38. years is sold out. than the engines that powered before year-end. Range on the to 479 ktas from 460 ktas. The SBJ has a lot of interior real the 40 and 45. That gives the revised $17.895 million Sov- However, you still have to step estate: 714 sq ft of floor space 70 and 75, aided by new canted ereign increases by 150 nm to climb this airplane after that to and 4,191.8 cu ft of cabin vol- Light Mediums winglets, faster climb times, bet- 3,000 nm thanks to a pair of reach its maximum cruise alti- ume overall. The cabin measures ter short-field performance and new Pratt & Whitney Canada tude of 51,000 feet. 67 feet, 11 inches long. Cruise improved high/hot capabilities. PW306D engines and the addi- The new X should also retain ombardier earjet speed is Mach 0.78 and required B L The engines also promise to be tion of winglets. In the cockpit, bragging rights as the world’s takeoff runway length at mtow/ 70/75 4 percent more fuel efficient the new Sovereign features the fastest civil aircraft, with a new ISA/sea level is 6,720 feet. Problems with integrating than the -20BRs they replace Garmin G5000 avionics suite and quicker cruise speed of the Garmin G5000 glass-panel and likely will be more durable: with integrated autothrottles. Mach 0.935. avionics system have pushed they feature improved turbine The nine-passenger cabin has REVISED back the anticipated certifi- sections and make innovative been substantially upgraded cation of these new variants use of ceramic coatings on crit- with a better cooling system, Super DESIGNS of the Learjet 40 and 45 until ical components such as ducts the Clairity wireless cabin man- late this year. “Our supplier, and turbine shrouds. agement system, and new and Mediums Garmin, encountered some dif- In the cabin, the 70 and 75 more comfortable seats with Light Jets ficulties in delivering its avion- borrow innovations from the recessed armrests that increase ics hardware and software,” a still-under-development, all- aisle room. Bombardier Challenger Bombardier spokeswoman told composite Learjet 85. They 350 AIN. Garmin is providing a include sidewall cutouts for Cessna Citation X Bombardier announced the The revamped Eclipse is short-term, interest-free loan of increased onboard personal The refreshed $22.925 mil- Challenger 350–a revised Chal- poised to begin deliveries. The $173.7 million in cash “to assist storage, a smoother-look- lion Citation X (known initially lenger 300 with a new wing, revised $2.695 million design Bombardier in connection with ing headliner and revamped as the Ten) should receive certifi- more powerful engines, new features upgrades over the orig- delayed cash flows from the passenger service units. Seats cation by year-end. Announced cabin windows that are 20 per- inal 500, including the Innova- program partially related to the have been refoamed and res- in 2010, it features many of cent larger, and redesigned inte- tive Solutions & Support Avio certification of avionics for the culpted in two-tone leather the same avionics and cabin rior–earlier this year and expects IFMS avionics suite and new to make deliveries of the $25.8 capabilities such as synthetic million super-midsize by next vision, enhanced vision, auto- May. The company also revealed throttles, ADS-B out and Tcas. that actor John Travolta was an Compared with the 500, the active test pilot on the program. 550’s performance numbers will The 350 has a new, longer be unchanged: maximum cruise wing with canted winglets and speed of 375 knots and a maxi- more fuel capacity that increases mum range of 1,300 nm. range to 3,200 nm and mtow to 40,600 pounds. Engine thrust Cessna M2 is increased by 500 pounds Cessna expects certification from a pair of new Honeywell of its M2 Citation before the HTF7350 engines (7,323 pounds end of this month. The M2 is of thrust each). The cockpit fea- basically a $4.395 million rein- tures upgraded Rockwell Col- carnation of the CJ1+ with a Eclipse 550 BBJ Max lins Pro Line 21 avionics. revised interior that seats up to Continues on page 40 u

38 Aviation International News • October 2013 • www.ainonline.com 1-B engines. Initial deliveries are Leap-X engine or the Pratt & later this month at NBAA 2013 that more than 2,000 people are Large – Airliner expected in 2017 or 2018. Air- Whitney PurePower 1100G. about its long-anticipated new ­working on it, and that it will be bus also announced that it will twinjet known as the SMS or powered by a pair of 10,000- BBJ Max & Neo make its re-engined “neo” (new 5X. Virtually nothing concrete to 12,000-pound-thrust Snecma Boeing Business Jets an- engine option) A319, A320 and Uncertain is known about this in-develop- Silvercrest turbofans, the same nounced late last year that it will A321 available for the Airbus ment aircraft, allegedly slated to engine selected to power the build the BBJ Max, an executive Corporate Jet (ACJ) program Dassault Falcon SMS enter service in 2016. Reports Cessna Citation Longitude. version of the 737 Max outfitted beginning in 2018. Neo custom- Odds are good that Dassault abound that Dassault is currently with CFM International Leap ers have a choice of either the will finally announce something cutting metal for the aircraft, Learjet 80 Last year a senior Learjet executive hinted that the com- pany was looking at offer- ing a shorter version of its under-development Learjet 85. Then the company went mum on the subject.

Piaggio Aero P1XX Various reports have trick- led out over the years about Piaggio’s attempt to develop a twinjet, including sightings of an engineering mock-up of a delta wing design.

Stratos 714 Despite proclaiming on its website that the aircraft is “getting closer all the time,” there seems to be little evi- dence of progress for the development of this four- to five-seat single-engine jet and no one answered the phone last month at the company’s Ore- gon office. Stratos announced the airplane in 2008 and ­conducted one-eighth-scale- model wind-tunnel testing in 2011. At last report, the com- pany was seeking additional development financing.

Diamond D-Jet Diamond Aircraft’s tor- tuous, decade-long attempt to develop a single-engine jet has suffered from chronic under-financing and numer- ous fits and starts. The com- pany shuttered the program again in February.

Aerostar Jet Want an Aerostar with jet engines? Neither did anyone else.

Aerion The supersonic dream lives on in Reno as Aerion contin- ues its quest to find partners willing to build and/or finance its Mach 1.6 bizjet design. The engines appear to be the latest hurdle. The origi- nally selected Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219s will not meet the upcoming Stage 5 noise requirements and there does not appear to be a readily available replacement.

HyperMach SonicStar This sleek would-be Mach 4 design also lacks an engine. n

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