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Single Engined Jets

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Century Jet
Diamond D-Jet
Excel Jet
Visionaire Vantag e
Epic Victory

The next development in the executive jet field seems to be several single engined jets that are under development or in production. progress seems to be very slow, with several problems hindering development.

Century Jet

Orders were being taken by Century Aerospace for this Williams-Rolls FJ44-1 powered jet. It was planned to upgrade the engine eventually to the FJ44-2 when that engine had been proven. The first flight was due to take place in July 1999 with first deliveries envisioned for the year 2001. The aircraft was to be built in Alberquerque, New Mexico. As with all jets in this class, delays to the program occurred and Century Aerospace went into bankruptcy in 2001 due to lack of funding.

Visionaire VA-10 Vantage

A scale version of the all-composite VA-10 Vantage first flew in November 1996, with the production aircraft planned to be stretched by up to 200mm. Up to six persons can be carried over a range of up to 1550nm. The aircraft is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5 engine and will be built in Ames, Iowa. US Certification was planned for late 1999 with deliveries commencing early 2000 bt this is now subject to a delay, with funding being a problem. Over 150 orders were claimed as of October 1998 of the 1.8 million dollar aircraft, about half the cost of the Citationjet. As of 2002 there had been little further progress in the project and in January 2003 the project was under threat of bancruptcy with the company in a court battle.
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In late 2003 'Eviation' bought the intellectual rights to the design for 441,000 dollars and a redesign took place, see the EV-20 under the twin jet section. http://www.visionaire.com

Diamond Aircraft D-Jet

http://www.diamondair.com
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Announced in January 2003, this $800,000 single engined mini jet was planned to fly in 2004 with deliveries starting in 2006. Engine choice is the Williams FJ33 turbofan. The all composite D-Jet will carry five people at a speed of 315kt over a range of 1350nm and is aimed at the owner-operator market. Diamond Aircraft is an Austrian company that has been producing single engined prop aircraft for some years. The aircraft actually first flew on 18th April 2007 with certification expected mid 2008. Production is aimed at 100 jets a year with R&D being undertaken in Vienna with production shared with Diamond's facility in Ontario, Canada.

Excel Jet Sport Jet

http://www.sport-jet.com .

The one million dollar 'Sport Jet' is powered by a single Williams FJ33-4A turbofan giving a range of 1000nm at a speed of around 350kts. The five seat aircraft will be built in Guthrie, Oklahoma. First flight took place on 11th May 2006, however, the aircraft later crashed on take off during a test flight and this has caused delays to the project.

Epic Victory Jet

www.epicaircraft.com .

The Victory jet made its first flight on July 6th 2007 after only 202 days in development. Originally planned to use a Williams engine, it is now powered by one P&WC 615 engine and the Victory is available as a kit planes to be assembled in Epics factory. It features a speed of 320kt, ceiling of 28000ft and seats up to 5 people. The aircraft is built of carbon fibre and has a range of 1200nm.