B/CA Show News - NBAA 2007 Day 1 - (Page 60) NEW AIRCRAFT N BA A 2007 continued from page 58 NBAA IFR range of 4,000 nmi. Payload with full fuel will be 1,950 pounds. A launch decision is expected any time now and could result in certification during 2012. The aircraft will use new turbofan engines in the 10,000-pounds-thrust class. Verdict: The jury’s not even sworn in the 2006 convention, the company would say only that “the main technical choices have been made and negotiations are under way with potential partners.” The 7X wing, or something very much like it, will be a basis. The aircraft will be powered by two new Rolls-Royce turbofans in the 10,000-pounds-thrust class. advanced, and an engine manufacturer is in negotiations. Verdict: The jury’s not even sworn in Gulfstream G250 Confusing signals emanating from Gulfstream and its Israeli partner suggest one or two new products Cessna Citation XLS + Dassault Falcon 2000LX Cessna Citation XLS+ Last year’s Convention crop included a further upgrade of the Citation XLS, which will take over on the production line from the middle of next year, assuming on-time certification in 1Q2008. Compared with its predecessor, the “Plus” has an extended nose contour similar to that of the Citation Sovereign and Citation X; 4,119-pound-thrust P&WC PW545C engines with FADEC; Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite with XM animated broadcast weather and charts; head-up autopilot controls; revised lower instrument panel design; simplified throttle quadrant and pedestal; optional second file server unit for charts and maps, facilitating a paperless cockpit; an advanced maintenance diagnostic system; and a revised cabin interior with cabin seats 2 inches wider. Little else is different, including 5 foot, 8 inch high cabin for eight, plus two on the flight deck; and 1,858 nmi NBAA IFR range. The prototype made its first flight on August 3. Price for 2009 delivery will be $11.945 million. Dassault Falcon 2000LX At this year’s European business aviation convention in Geneva, Dassault revealed the LX version of its Falcon 2000 twinjet, sporting a pair of 5-foot, 6-inch-high winglets designed and produced by Aviation Partners. It also admitted that 128 hours of winglet testing had been flown in the U.S. during 35 sorties as far back as August 2006, but not announced at the time. Optimized for high-speed cruising at M0.80, the winglets increase range by about 5% (to 4,000 nmi) and climb rate by 7% for a weight penalty of 275 pounds. Plans at time of launch were for FAA certification in the third quarter of this year, followed by EASA three months later. To be standard from 2010, the composite winglets and their aluminium spars can be retrofitted to any Falcon 2000 for $550,000. Aircraft on the production line for 2008 or 2009 delivery are also eligible, but as their wings have already been laid down, there is no discount for addition during assembly. Verdict: Nearly here in the pipeline. Although official announcements refer merely to “significant work” on “several products,” it is believed that an improved version of the IAI-built Gulfstream G200—logically designated G250—could be ready for launch. Also said to be taking shape is a widebody business jet larger than the G550. As always, Gulfstream remains the paragon of discretion until the time for announcement is right. Verdict: The jury’s not even sworn in Hawker 750 and 900XP At last year’s NBAA Convention, details were announced of a further upgrade for the seemingly Dassault Falcon ‘XX’ With the Falcon 7X now certified, Dassault’s engineers are working on the next project, which is provisionally known as SMS (super-midsize). At Embraer ‘Phegacy 400 and Legnom 500’ Hawker 900XP Somewhere between the Phenom 300 and Legacy 600 are two midsize jets trying to get out. One will do so at this year’s convention, where Embraer is to show a fuselage mock-up. This won’t be a launch, but the closing stage of the customer consultation process that will lead to it. Whether it will be the larger or smaller aircraft—400 or 500 for want of a better designation—will not be vouchsafed until the unveiling. Falcon’s latest aircraft, a super midsize jet in the $20 million range, will be positioned well below the company’s new Falcon 7X flagship. Interior design is, of course, well 60 immortal aircraft that had first flown in England in 1962, then dubbed the de Havilland DH.125 Jet Dragon. The program was bought by Raytheon in 1993 and manufacture gradually transferred to Wichita between 1996 and 1997, passing to the new Hawker Beechcraft company earlier this year. Replacing the 800XPi and 850XP, the two new variants are being delivered from now onward, having been launched with orders from NetJets for eighteen 900XPs and thirty 750s; NetJets Middle East for eight 750s; plus one 900XP for Voyager Jet Center of Pittsburgh. The Hawker 750 is the shorter-range version continued on page 62 September 25, 2007 www.aviationweek.com/shownews http://www.aviationweek.com/shownews
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