The Legacy 650 provides a longer range for up to 14 passengers, with an excellent level of comfort. Its range of 3,900 nautical miles (7,223 km) with four passengers, or 3,800 nautical miles (7,038 km) with eight passengers, both with NBAA IFR fuel reserves, means that the aircraft can fly nonstop from London to New […]
The Bell 429 delivers 155kt speed with a state-of-the-art cockpit featuring single pilot IFR and WAAS precision approach capabilities. Its cabin is exceptionally spacious with seating for up to eight passengers and can be reconfigured for any number of different missions. The 429 also features extra-large 61in side doors opening to a 130f³ cabin compartment, […]
G650 Overview The Gulfstream G650® ultra-large-cabin, ultra-high speed business jet is, quite simply, the gold standard in business aviation. The flagship of the Gulfstream fleet flies faster, farther, and more comfortably than any other business aircraft in its class. Introduced in 2008, the G650 will carry eight passengers and a crew of four on nonstop […]
Cessna’s largest-cabin Citation just stretched its legs even farther. It can now take passengers to destinations as far away as 2,500 nm (4,630 km) without refueling. And it will climb direct to 43,000 feet (13,106 meters) in 23 minutes. Take up to eight passengers farther in wide and spacious comfort. The 84-inch fuselage, 6-foot high […]
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the first production New Citation Sovereign rolled off the production line in the company’s Wichita, Kan., manufacturing facility. The New Citation Sovereign is one of six new Cessna aircraft expected to hit the market this year. “This rollout today is proof of Cessna’s commitment […]
A Comparison of the new Citation CJ4 to the Citation CJ3 A comparison of the many features and enhancements the Citation CJ4 provides over the CJ3: Airframe: New Swept Wing – 12° sweep: 0° Sweep on CJ3 CJ4 has Ground Spoilers CJ3 does not have ground spoilers Flaps – CJ4 has larger span flaps and […]
Human-Powered Helicopters: Straight Up Difficult from NPR on Vimeo. By author: Adam Cole at NPR “I grew up wanting to fly,” says Graham Bowen-Davies. “I guess I just settled for being an engineer.” He’s standing on an indoor track in southern Maryland, watching a giant helicopter take flight. At the end of each of its […]
The Eurocopter X3 Begins its US Tour by Paul Pitts. | The JetAv Blog | Premier Jet Aviation Earlier this month I wrote about the helicopter industry’s search for higher horizontal speeds and the aerodynamic and economic challenges in both. This week I had the privilege of seeing the Eurocopter X3 (“X-cube”) in flight as […]