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Best Business Aviation Covers Of All Time

March 10, 2016

Aero Commander 680 Displays High Performance

Model 680 is powered by two supercharged Lycoming GSO-480-A1A6s that give it extra altitude capability and a top speed of 260 mph.

See the October 1, 1956, cover 

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. 

See the May 5, 1958, cover 

Grumman Gulfstream Makes First Flight

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. 

See the August 25, 1958, cover 

McDonnell 119 Turbojet Utility Aircraft

The turbojet engine pods on the McDonnell 119 turbojet utility jet transport will be somewhat smaller on the production model.

See the March 2, 1959, cover 

Grumman Gulfstream over Miami Beach

Grumman's third production Gulfstream demonstrator, N-703G, has a range of 2,530 stat. mi. Power is supplied by two Rolls-Royce Dart 7/2 turboprops. 

See the October 5, 1959, cover 

Piper Four-Place Cherokee

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.

See the January 9, 1961, cover 

Cessna Skymaster

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.

See the April 3 1961, cover 

Lear Jet Executive Aircraft

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.

See the November 11, 1963, cover 

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. 

See the December 14, 1970, cover 

Hawker Siddeley HS-125 600

A Hawker Siddeley HS-125 600 is pictured flying over the cliffs of Isle of Wight, England.

See the August 14, 1972, cover 

American Jet Hustler 400

Full-scale mockup of the American Jet Industries Hustler 400 business/utility is pictured on the ramp at Van Nuys Airport, California.

See the February 2, 1976, cover 

Dassault Breguet Falcon 50

A prototype Dassault Breguet Falcon 50 long-range business jet flies over southeastern France. 

See the April 25, 1977, cover 

Fuji/Rockwell 700 Evaluated over Oklahoma

Rockwell International's Commander 700 flies over Oklahoma during a test flight with Aviation Week's David A. North in the left seat.

See the February 20, 1978, cover 

LearAvia Lear Fan 2100

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.

See the August 3, 1983, cover 

Mooney Aircraft 301 Prototype in Flight Test

The prototype of the Mooney 301 has accumulated over 30 hr. in flight test. The TIO540 piston engine is expected to have a top speed of 300 mph.

See the October 10, 1983, cover 

Beech Aircraft Starship 1 Flies at NBAA

Beech Aircraft Corp.'s Starship 1 banks in a low-level flight demonstration over Love Field, Dallas, Texas.

See the October 24, 1983, cover 

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.  

See the September 23, 1985 cover 

Gulfstream IV on Second Flight Near Savannah

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. 

See the October 14, 1985, cover 

Flying the Gulfstream V

Gulfstream has delivered at least nine G5s to completion centers throughout the first quarter of this year. 

See the April 28, 1997, cover 

Flying The Global Express

See the August 17, 1998 cover 

Very Light Jets: The Next Revolution?

American Honda's HondaJet twin-engine has been in development since 2003 and will make its public debut at AirVenture at Oshkosh 2005.

See the July 25, 2005. cover 

Supersonic Business Jets - Boom Or Bust?

An artist's illustration of a proposed business jet under development by Aerion Corp.

See the November 7, 2005, cover 

Will this be the Model T of BizJets

One of five preproduction Eclipse 500 aircraft jets sits on the ramp in early April 2006 outside Eclipse Aviation's Albuquerque, New Mexico, headquarters.

See the April 24, 2006, cover 

Wichita: The Next Detroit?

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.

See the October 19, 2009, cover 

Flying the G650

Our chief pilot's evaluation report on the state-of-the-art business aircraft Gulfstream G650. 

See the March 25, 2013, cover 

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. 

See the May 27, 2013, cover

 

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