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The re-engined S550 can reach 446 kn (826 km/h) at FL270. [19] Clifford and its partner Stevens Aviation could also update the flight deck with Collins ProLine 21 avionics and refurbish the cabin. [20] Clifford was touting a 14% faster optimum cruise speed, and a 32% lower fuel burn for the S550. [21]
By June 2018, the TBM fleet had logged a combined 1.6 million flight hours. [9] By July 2018, 900 aircraft had been delivered. [33] By October 2019, 954 TBMs had been built and flew 1.76 million hours, with 734 delivered in North America and 158 in Europe. [34] By July 2023, 1,155 TBM series aircraft had been produced. [35] Production:
Cessna ended production of the design in May 2017 due to lack of customer demand for the aircraft as a result of competition from the company's own Cessna Citation M2. The company had been selling an average of 40 Mustangs per year until the M2 was introduced in 2013, and then Mustang sales dropped to just 24 aircraft over the next three years.
X-Plane is a flight simulation software initially launched by Laminar Research in 1995. Commercial desktop versions are sold for macOS, Windows, and Linux. In addition, Laminar Research also distributes FAA-certified versions for professional use. A mobile version has been available for Android, iOS, and webOS since 2009 as well.
The first production unit was rolled out on June 13, 2017, as the four test aircraft have flown 550 hours and a fifth aircraft will join in summer 2017. [14] In October 2017, test aircraft have completed more than 1,200 flight hours over 600 flights, for a certification expected by the end of 2017 or in early 2018.
The Cessna Citation is a family of business jets manufactured by Cessna that entered service in 1972. [1] In the fifty years following the type's first flight in 1969, more than 7,500 Citations were delivered, forming the largest business jet fleet in the world. [ 2 ]
Its FJ44 engine has a 16:1 overall pressure ratio and a 2.58:1 bypass ratio. [ 8 ] [ 11 ] Early CitationJet models have a novel design feature to reduce weight: rather than conventional thrust reversers , the aircraft are equipped with thrust attenuator paddles that pivot from the rear fuselage, similar to those used on the Cessna T-37 Tweet ...
VoltAero is a startup company formed in September 2017 by the CTO and test pilot of the 2014 Airbus E-Fan 1.0. The company has been established in Royan, with support from the French Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is developing a hybrid electric aircraft testbed based on the Skymaster, which is intended to fly in late February 2019.