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A retrofit kit is planned for the SR20. [3] The engine received its type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration on April 7, 2023, with first customer deliveries planned for 2024. [1] [2] [4] The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration selected the engine for their Subsonic Single Aft Engine Aircraft scale flight test ...
The MKII prototype flew on 12 June 2005 and Viper Aircraft offered replacement MKII parts to all customers who had purchased kits of the original version, [7] now dubbed the MKI. In 2006, the base MKII kit cost US$182,000, but since builders can purchase additional components already pre-made by Viper Aircraft, customers spent an average of ...
Ultra long range heavy jets: Jets like these hold enough space to act as flying hotel rooms. With full-size beds and room to stretch out, they can hold up to 17 passengers and travel up to 7,000 ...
Sonex Aircraft, LLC is an American kit aircraft manufacturer located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, producing kits for four all-metal homebuilt monoplanes. The company was founded in 1998 by John Monnett, who has designed the Monnett Sonerai sport aircraft series, Monnett Monerai sailplane, Monnett Moni motorglider, and Monnett Monex racer.
Main piston engined production kits with wings extended to 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m). Kits still available in 2011. [31] BD-5D Factory built versions of the BD-5B. BD-5G Piston-engined production kit with wingspan of 17 ft (5.2 m) and a gross weight of 660 lb (299 kg). Kits still available in 2011. [31] BD-5J Jet powered version.
"Quick-build" kits are available which have the cutting, shaping, and hole-drilling mostly done, requiring only finishing and assembly. Such kits are also available for the other types of aircraft construction, especially composite. [1] [2] There are three main types of metal construction: sheet aluminum, tube aluminum, and welded steel tube.
Hush kit for the Pratt and Whitney JT8D-1 through -17 engines Two JT4As installed on a KLM DC-8. A hush kit is an aerodynamic device used to help reduce the noise produced by older aircraft jet engines. These devices are typically installed on older turbojet and low-bypass turbofan engines, as they are much louder than later high-bypass ...
The Gulfstream II is a twin-jet swept wing corporate transport powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines and designed to provide high speed and long range capability without sacrificing the airport performance, reliability, and other operational advantages of its predecessor, the turboprop Gulfstream I. Preliminary design of the wing was ...