DREA TED SMITH'S Aerostar Jet THE ACCELERATION STARTS FAST, AND GETS FASTER. White stripes on the centerline of Runway 2 at Idaho's Coeur d'Alene AirportPappy Boyington Field pass by in a rush as the Aerostar Jet prototype blasts from a standing start to its 95-knot rotation speed in just seven seconds and 1,000 feet of ground roll. As the twin Pratt & Whitney PW615F engines race forward, gulping more air, they produce even more power. VIDEO EXTRA See the Aerostar Jet fly over the Bitterroot Mountains. 42 | AOPA PILOT February 2014