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Lear, The Gold Standard of Business Jet

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

The name ‘Lear’ in business jet aviation rightly brings associations of innovation, elegance and sheer chutzpah. For, the fact is, Bill Lear started it all.

Lear was far from the first to design a jet. That honor (though there are historical disputes) may belong to Frank Whittle just before the days of WWII. But he was unquestionably the first to design and successfully market a small business jet.

Lear, The Gold Standard of Business Jet

And, not just any business jet, but one that would become the gold standard. Long before Bill Gates was a teenager (the Google guys weren’t even born yet), William Lear started Swiss American Aviation Company. The company evolved in the mid-1960s to bear his name and his imprint.

Young entrepreneurs would dream of owning one. They still do. Many are still in the air. After many mergers and much evolution the company was acquired by Bombardier, who have continued the tradition of making stellar aircraft.
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Cessna Mustang Business Jet

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

One of a new breed of VLJ (Very Light Jets), the new Cessna Mustang is aptly named. Whether it brings to mind an image of the classic 1965 Ford auto or the wild horse of Montana, this plane is as free-spirited an individualist as the innovators who created it.

Already well-respected for their line of Citation business jets, Cessna is about to increase its reputation for fine flying machines. The Mustang is a four-passenger VLJ with a cruising speed of 340 knots (almost 400 mph – 643 kph) and a ceiling of 41,000 feet (12.5 km). Both are achieved with the help of a pair of Pratt & Whitney PW615F engines, just like its major competitor the Eclipse 500.

The Mustang is targeted to sell for about $2.6 million, almost double the price of the Eclipse 500. Takeoff distance is also greater at 3,120 feet (951m) compared to the Eclipse’s just over 2,000 feet (622 m). But Cessna isn’t being wasteful. That difference is visible in the styling and comfort built around the passengers and crew.

Cessna Mustang Business Jet

Already FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) certified, with orders pouring in, Cessna is ready to take off. Production will be slower than the Eclipse, who expects to produce over 500 planes a year thanks to a new, robot-powered welding system. That also cuts the Eclipse manufacturing costs to 1/3 the industry average for basic assembly.

But despite some of the advantages of the Eclipse, Cessna has several things going for it. The company is an experienced airplane manufacturer and it has a reputation for producing excellent jets at reasonable cost. They plan to produce 50 jets in 2008 ramping up to 100 by 2009.
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