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Ballistic 'chute included?
 
crash-proof said:
Ballistic 'chute included?
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"The Duluth, Minn., company said the all-composite CirrusJet will be outfitted with an emergency ballistic parachute recovery system from BRS, which also supplies a similar system for Cirrus SR20 and SR22 piston singles."
 
I got a package in the mail from Cirrus. It contained a bunch of information on "the-jet" and a very nice metel coaster. I was actually kinda suprised I got that. Should be very exciting to see!
 
SiuDude said:
The Super Super Cub?
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No, the HondaJet. To be somehow built/sold/supervised by Piper and its dealer network. We'll see how it goes, but they're saying 4 years before certification. Too long for my flight dept.
 
Pilots will have to have significant experience to purchase the jet though unlike the there piston aircraft, at least 150hrs total time........

Did I say that out load?
 
From a layman's point of view with a high school education something looks wrong about the CirrusJet....the CG.

They've taken a heavy piston powerplant out of the very front of the plane an replaced it with a somewhat lighter (I assume) turbine at the back. That's a HUGE shift in CG with seemingly no change in proportions.

I am not suggesting that Cirrus has taken this into account, merely that it would be a consideration if I were doodeling (sp?) on a napkin.

Lilah
 
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Is that Cirrus picture really a manufacturer-created drawing, or someone having some fun with Photoshop? Looks like a SR-22 photoshopped, and I'm not sure a pressurized aircraft would have doors like that.

EDIT: It's a photoshop job - N338CD is a Cirrus SR-22.
 
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mzaharis said:
Is that Cirrus picture really a manufacturer-created drawing, or someone having some fun with Photoshop? Looks like a SR-22 photoshopped, and I'm not sure a pressurized aircraft would have doors like that.

EDIT: It's a photoshop job - N338CD is a Cirrus SR-22.
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Still makes a pretty slick looking jet! I think it looks better like that than as a single piston.:cool:
 
RedGuy said:
Still makes a pretty slick looking jet! I think it looks better like that than as a single piston.:cool:
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I definitely agree - a bit like that attempt at a civilianized Cessna T-37 prototype. I don't think that it'd be possible, though, for the weight and balance reasons that Lilah suggested earlier. They'd have to do root-mounted engines to make those proportions work.
 
mzaharis said:
I definitely agree - a bit like that attempt at a civilianized Cessna T-37 prototype. I don't think that it'd be possible, though, for the weight and balance reasons that Lilah suggested earlier. They'd have to do root-mounted engines to make those proportions work.
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Ahh, just stick a few hundred pounds of lead in the nose!:laugh:
 
Its amazing to think.. there is a market for all these microjets, when there really is not.... it will be interesting to see who makes it and who closes there doors, leaving investors and buyers high and dry.
 
mzaharis said:
According to AIN Alerts, Cirrus is about to announce a single-engine "personal jet". Under 1 mil, 25,000 ceiling, 1,000NM range, 300KTAS cruise. Sounds like their competitor to Diamond's D-Jet. Should be interesting to see if they can keep to those numbers.

http://www.ainalerts.com/ainalerts/alerts/100506.html


Here's the website - watch for more.
www.the-jet.com
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I thought you were talking about a jet! :laugh:

I think even the ME 262 performed better than that. For that matter, even the P51 flies higher and faster.
 
Saw the Piper jet mockup at AOPA. By far its the best looking of the vljs.
And it was MOBBED for the whole weekend. You guys saying theres no market for them are way off. Once these go to market I think you'll see a lot of pistons on the used market...
 
im pretty sure it was just someone having fun with photoshop. i read an article that said the cirrus jet will be the companies first attempt at a retractable gear aircraft. either way i think it would be pretty fun to fly, the SR22 is a blast!!

and i agree with shiny there is a substancial market for these aircraft the preorder sales so far have been astonishing. I work at a busy GA airport and the companies that fly small aircraft like barons and the such have exressed great interest in the VLJ's
 
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