Lockheed CL-329 JetStar: Fast, Versatile In Flight Evaluation
A second prototype CL-329 JetStar (arguably the first business jet) is about to begin a series of nationwide flight tests, stopping at military command headquarters.
The first flight of the Grumman Gulfstream marks the return of Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. to the commercial field after a nearly seven-year lapse.
A prototype Piper Cherokee, a new low-wing four-place lightplane replacement for the Tri-Pacer, is flown over Piper Aircraft's new production plant at Vero Beach, Florida.
The Cessna Skymaster four-place "light-light twin" business plane is pictured in the first color photo taken during the start of its flight test program.
A No. 1 Lear Jet nine-place executive aircraft, powered by two General Electric CJ610-1 engines producing 2,850 lb. thrust, is shown in new white-top fuselage paint.
Dassault/Pan American Falcon F Makes Maximum Performance Landing
A Dassault/Pan American Falcon F uses a drag chute while making a maximum performance landing at Teterboro, New Jersey. The chute generally is used only in emergencies or icy runway conditions.
LearAvia's Lear Fan 2100 is pictured during its eighth test flight. The composite material, twin-engine single pusher propeller first flew on Jan. 1, 1983.
Full-Scale Mockup of Williams International V-Jet Concept
A full-scale mockup of Williams International V-Jet twin-engine business aircraft, a concept for a potential line of aircraft using composites in construction, is scheduled for introduction at NBAA in 1985.
The Gulfstream IV had its first flight the same day as the second flight. The first flight had the landing gear extended while the second had it retracted.
One of five preproduction Eclipse 500 aircraft jets sits on the ramp in early April 2006 outside Eclipse Aviation's Albuquerque, New Mexico, headquarters.
A partially built Citation Sovereign sits on a shutdown production line at Cessna Aircraft Co. in Wichita. A series of articles examines the dramatic toll that the business jet industry's severe downturn has taken on Wichita, and how politicians have exacerbated the downturn.
Top Performing Companies: A Tale of Two Industries
A Dassault Falcon 7X business jet and Rafale fighter fly near the Bay of Biscay in southern France. Dassault, the leader in its class, balances defense and commercial business to achieve exemplary results.
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