| Adam
A700 - Adam Aircraft president Joe Walker believes his company’s
VLJ, the A700, will get the FAA’s blessing late this year. So
far, two A700 test aircraft have logged nearly 500 hours, and
a third aircraft is expected to join the fleet in October. |
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| ATG Javelin - Prototype
continues to fly; certification expected in 2007 |
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| Cessna Citation
Mustang - The Citation Mustang is the first VLJ to be fully
certificated by the FAA. |
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| Diamond D-Jet
- On April 18, 2006 the Diamond D-Jet completed it's first flight.
Preliminary specifications of the D-Jet, which comes standard
with a three-screen Garmin G1000 avionics system, include a
5,071-pound mtow, 315-knot max cruise speed, 25,000-foot ceiling
and a 1,351-nm range. Diamond claims orders for some 125 of
the “under $1 million” aircraft. Certification is
scheduled for late 2007. |
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| Eclipse
500 - An Eclipse spokesman said the certification estimate
for the Eclipse 500 is “looking good.” He said Canadian certification
of the Eclipse 500’s Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F powerplant
has already occurred. |
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| Embraer Phenom
100 - Embraer is planning on starting production work on
the Phenom 100, in the next 30 days. |
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| Honda Jet
- What will Honda do with their VLJ program? The prototype is
equiped with Garmin G1000 avionics, has a maximum speed of 393
knots and can reach FL 430, |
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| Spectrum 33 - Upstart
VLJ company launches all-composite entrant. Priced at $3.65
million the aircraft is slated to have a high-speed cruise of
415 ktas and an IFR range of 1,750nm. |
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