 |
|
|
Register for LOOPGet your copy of LOOP by registering for FREE! | Find a school/club | Book Flying Lesson
| Buy an aircraft
| Sell an aircraft
| |||
LOOP News Falcon 7X 26 JUN 07: EBULLIENT EBACE!FALCON 7X CERTIFIED THE big story at EBACE was the recent joint European and US type certification awarded to Dassault for its 'fly by wire' Falcon 7X tri-jet. "Certification is a new chapter in the life of every airplane," said Charles Edelstenne, boss of Dassault Aviation. "But when the aircraft has broken new ground and surpassed so many technical barriers it is truly an event to be remembered." "The cooperation from both the EASA and FAA during the certification process was extraordinary," said Alain Picard, in charge of certification for Dassault. Over 160 aircraft have been sold. This represents over four years of production and makes the Falcon 7X the most popular launch of a business jet ever in terms of sales dollar value. The Falcon 7X has Dassault's EASy Flight Deck and is powered by three Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307A engines. It has a range of 5950 nm with eight passengers, flying at Mach 0.8 (459kt). Standard configuration has seating for 12 but the aircraft was certified to carry up to 19 with a crew of three. W: www.dassaultfalcon.com/7x/ *********************************** KING AIR UPGRADES HAWKER Beechcraft launched the Beechcraft King Air C90GTi, latest evolution of the popular twin-turbine Beechcraft King Air 90 series. The $3.1 million aircraft has a fully-integrated, Pro Line 21 avionics system. It's the same system as all Hawker and Beechcraft aircraft from the King Air B200 to the Hawker 900XP. "The new King Air C90GTi is a logical step in creating a common avionics package across the King Air line and continuing on up into the Hawkers," said Brad Hatt, president, Commercial Aircraft. "The C90GTi will deliver its passengers in a nearly 50% larger cabin and within minutes of even the closest competitive very light jet." Hawker Beechcraft has also uprated the King Air B200 to give the twin-turboprop a 305-knot max cruise speed - nearly 20kt more - and a faster climb. Behind the improvement is the recently certified 850shp Pratt and Whitney PT6A-52 engine designed specifically for the King Air B200GT. "The new Pratt and Whitney engines move the entire flight envelope of the King Air B200GT higher and faster than the B200 ensuring the new model will continue to lead this dynamic market segment for many years to come," said Hatt. US certification of the King Air B200GT is on track for the third quarter of 2007. More than 6200 King Airs have been produced over the past 40 years. Typical equipped price is $5.2 million. W: www.hawkerbeechcraft.com ************************************ MUSTANG FOR EUROPE CESSNA'S Mustang is the first of the new breed of Very Light Jets to receive EASA Type Certification. The certification was announced at EBACE by Cessna boss Jack Pelton. "The Citation Mustang has met or exceeded every performance objective established when we announced the program in 2002. The Mustang is proving its capability in the United States where several owner-operators are currently flying their new airplanes. We're looking forward to starting deliveries of the Mustang in Europe later this summer." The six-place Citation Mustang has a top speed of 340kt, a range of 1150nm and a service ceiling of 12,500 m (41,000 ft). The Mustang has also just achieved Steep Approach certification, enabling it to land at airports with instrument approaches steeper than 4.5º. It's the first step towards getting the OK to land at London City which has a glide slope angle of 5.5º. Special authorisation is required for both aircraft and pilots landing there. Cessna also exhibited a full-scale fuselage mock-up of its large cabin business jet concept (LCC). It features seating for nine passengers, a large galley and toilet, and a representative flight deck. W: www.cessna.com ************************************ WONDER OF WINGLETS DASSAULT announced the Falcon 2000LX. It's based on the Falcon 2000EX and the main change is blended winglets said to reduce drag by 5%, increasing range to 4000nm Mach .80 and climb speed to a best-in-class 41,000 feet in just 18 minutes. GULFSTREAM RECORDS AN ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550 business jet has flown a total of 11,694nm in two separate flights and established two new city-pair speed records. The G550 took off from Auckland, New Zealand, and flew 5097nm with average headwinds of 13 knots and at an average cruise speed of 0.83 Mach, landing at Hong Kong 11 hours and 32 minutes later. On the second flight, the G550 took off from Hong Kong and flew 6597nm with an average tailwind of 52 knots and at an average cruise speed of 0.80 Mach. It landed 13 hours, 9 minutes later in Las Vegas. W: www.gulfstream.com CHALLENGER DEBUT BOMBARDIER'S widebody Challenger 605 jet made its European show debut. The aircraft is equipped with a Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite and a state-of-the-art Ethernet-based Cabin Electronic System. W: www.bombardier.com ************************************* SHOW ME THE MONEY! TOP business shows such as EBACE are marked by companies announcing the latest deals. Geneva was no exception. $700 million NETJETS Europe, the leading private jet operator, is buying 32 Hawker 4000 aircraft. $650 million MIDDLE East-based National Air Services announced firm orders on three Gulfstream G450s with options for 17 more. $478.5 million BOEING Business Jets announced seven new orders six BBJs, high-performance derivatives of the Next-Generation 737-700 and one 787-9 VIP jet. One $51 million order was from London-based Ocean Sky Aviation. $280 million AUSTRIA based JetAlliance placed an order for 25 Citation business jets: one CJ1+, six CJ2+, five CJ3, three XLS+, one Sovereign, two Citation X, and seven Citation Mustang aircraft. $273.6 million AN order for 180 Eclipse 500s was announced. It was placed by ETIRC Aviation Europe, Eclipse's Eastern Europe distributor. $?? million BRITISH company European Skytime has ordered for two high-performance Learjet business jets, one Learjet 40 XR jet and one Learjet 45 XR jet. Bombardier won't give a set price for its Learjets. $11.4 million FOUR more Socata TBM 850s have been ordered by JETFLY, a fractional ownership company. They join an existing fleet of three. ******************************** BIZAV BRIEFS FLIGHT testing has begun on the third A700 AdamJet. It's the first fully-conforming aircraft from the Colorado company. Three more are under construction and type certification is planned for late 2007. TAG Farnborough is now a service facility for Hawker 800-series aircraft. ECLIPSE has won a 2007 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award for the development of its PhostrEx Fire Suppression System. EMBRAER will train European pilots for its new Phenom 100 Very Light Jet and Phenom 300 Light Jet at CAE's training centre in Burgess Hill, near London Gatwick. EUROCOPTER is installing six-axis, full-motion simulators for its EC135 light twin-engined helicopter in Donauwörth (Germany) and Dallas (USA). AN STC has been issued for the L-3 Avionics IRISTM infrared imaging system to be fitted to the King Air C90. |                      | ||||||
 Aeros with Alan – Opening your Personal Flight Envelope Learning aerobatics is a great motivational tool for improving your flying. |  Learn to fly So you want to learn to fly? What do you do? Take a look at our guide to get you airborne. | 
Want to learn how to fly? |
GA businesses given 30 days to move outSOUTH coast airfield Lee-on-Solent is facing closure to General Aviation. All aviat ... more AIRFIELD licensing costs will rise 65-88% next year under the latest scheme of charges proposed by the CAA.The steep hike is ... more
Maiden flight for new Italian light twin powered by RotaxA BRAND new light twin aircraft being developed by Italian manufa ... more | ||||
| All material © LOOP Publishing (UK) Ltd 2005-2007 |
.jpg)
