What Happened In Business Aviation In 1971?
March 01, 2022![](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2021-06/screenshot_2021-06-15_at_12.21.59.png?itok=r22g0khg)
Brazil Pushes Five Major Projects
Developing Brazilian aircraft industry, consolidated last year under the government-sponsored Empresa Brasileria de Aeronautica S.A (Embraer), is moving to gain production experience through licensed construction of European-originated aircraft while developing a number of in-house designs.
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Aviation Week Pilot Report: Merlin 3 Stresses Range, Speed
Swearingen Aircraft's Merlin 3 teams long range, high-speed and high-altitude capabilities into a high performance business tool. The Merlin 3, larger and faster than its predecessor, the Merlin 2B, is the first turboprop with a gross weight of 12,500 lb. or less designed and built in the U.S. which delivers cruise speeds near 300 mph. with maximum payload.
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Aviation Week Pilot Report: Cessna Aims Citation at Turboprop Market
Cessna's new twin-turbofan Citation is an easy-handling, simple-to-fly aircraft that combines field-length capabilities of light turboprop aircraft with turbojet cruise speeds. The Citation, first of the lower-price / medium-performance turbofan-powered airplanes to appear on the world market, could develop as the major competitor to today's 6-10 place turboprop aircraft.
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Aviation Week Pilot Report: SN-600 Design Stresses Simplicity
Aerospatiale's SN-600 Corvette prototype, flown here by Aviation Week & Space Technology shortly before it was lost in a crash late last month, proved to be a rugged light twin-turbofan transport with simple flight characteristics designed to ease the transition training of pilots now flying twin-turboprop business aircraft.
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Commuter Version Extends Falcon Line
Avions Marcel Dassault is continuing to draw the maximum potential from its successful Falcon 20 business jet design to develop an expanded line of small- to medium-size twin-turbofan aircraft that meet the needs of a variety of markets.
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Cessna Citation Jet Production Started
First production Cessna Citation nears completion in the 115,000-sq.ft. assembly area the company has established adjacent to Wichita Municipal Airport, Kan. The fuselage is supported on a dolly with sufficient clearance to allow cycling of landing gear.
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NAR Introduces New Turboprop Aero Commander
North American Rockwell's General Aviation Div. has delivered two new turboprop-powered, pressurized Aero Commanders and has 25 orders for the aircraft.
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Aviation Week Pilot Report: ST-27 Stresses Ruggedness, Simplicity
Saunders ST-27 twin turboprop feederliner transport, now entering production at Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, is a rugged and simple design aimed at extending the life of the de Havilland Heron four-engine aircraft from which it is derived.
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Rules, Economics Hold Keys to Future Growth
Continued development of corporate aviation in the U.S. could hinge on users' and manufacturers' abilities to operate under more demanding regulation and economic restraints.
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Cessna Alters Marketing Of Single-Engine Aircraft
New emphasis on marketing its single-engine aircraft for business use signals a major shift in sales strategy by Cessna Aircraft Co. In recent years, Cessna has been promoting its single-engine models primarily for personal or pleasure use.
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Certification of TFE-731-2 Nears
Certification program of the Garrett TFE-731-2 advanced turbofan for business jets is progressing rapidly under an extensive ground and flight test program. The turbofan, which is specified for the Dassault Falcon 10-02 Learjet 26 and Swearingen SA-28T, is expected to be certified in April, 1972.
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American AA-5 Gets Type Certification
American Aviation has received FAA type certification for its American Traveler AA-5 140-mph., four-place aircraft powered by a Lycoming O-320-E2G.
From Brazil pushing five major business aviation projects in January to the Cessna Citation jet production nearing completion in June. Take a look at some business aviation highlights from AWST in the year 1971.
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