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The $10–12 million jet would be the longest-range single-pilot business aircraft, it would keep the HondaJet configuration, stretched from 42.6 to 57.8 ft (13.0 to 17.6 m), and has a 56.7 ft (17.3 m) wingspan, 16 ft (4.9 m) larger, for a maximum takeoff weight of 17,500 lb (7,900 kg) and a 3,300 ft (1,000 m) takeoff distance, while its ...
In travel news this week: crackdowns on overtourism in Florence and Pompeii, new developments in the world of long-haul and ultra-long-haul flights, plus the California couple who moved to France ...
Ultra-long-haul flights lasting over 16 hours have been around since the 1930s. While modern jet aircraft travel at faster speeds and cover longer distances, the record for the longest scheduled commercial ultra-long-haul flight route was set in 1943. [7] Some of the historical ultra-long-haul routes include:
Pilot Aircraft Notes 2006: February 8–12, 2006: 41,467.46 km: Steve Fossett: GlobalFlyer: Single pilot (Steve Fossett) flight. [1] [2] 1986: December 14–23, 1986: 40,212.14 km: Richard Glenn Rutan and Jeana Yeager: Rutan Voyager: Circumnavigation. Fédération Aéronautique Internationale record holder up to 2006 (current class holder). [3 ...
A worrying sign of the A340’s imminent demise is that there are currently no airlines operating the A340-500 variant, which Airbus introduced in 2003 as the world’s longest-range commercial ...
The HondaJet 2600 will be the world's first light aircraft capable of nonstop transcontinental travel across the US, revolutionizing long-haul private flying.
The Global 7500 has a range of 7,700 nmi (14,300 km). The Global 8000 was initially a shorter, three-zone aircraft but was updated in May 2022 as a four-zone jet similar to the Global 7500, reaching 8,000 nmi (14,800 km) and with a top speed of Mach 0.94, making it the fastest business jet and fastest civilian aircraft since Concorde.
Private jet owners have long favored Cessna's single-pilot aircraft, but there are new, faster models debuting from Cirrus, Embraer, and others. The 8 best 'personal' private jets that only ...