Has there been any further information given out on why the Beechjet has had flameouts?I remember that a procedure was put in place by Raytheon/FLOPS for turning on heaters when near clouds,but as a passenger,I want to know WHY the Flameouts happened and if the problem has been fixed.This may...
Both your posts and 400A's have been helpful to me in the first thread and I thank you both for same. What I get out of the NTSB letter is,as you say, an explanation,but it does not tell me the cause.Hopefully that will be discovered soon.I do not think I can ride in the 400A worrying that the...
Does any one know if the Airforce has had the same trouble with their version of the Beechjet.Are there special procedures that are required to prevent Fameouts.For info see the Fractional Forum thread on the problem.
A 400a in Brazil was the first.Last summer a CitationII[same engines] in Alaska.It was reported.I have been told that the last incident has been wrapped into the ongoing investigation by the NTSB/FAA.I have no tail number for the last one. It was reported by a member of this forum who heard the...
Flying has become much safer with the advent of the turbine engine.It is a very, very dependable machine.The odds of a turbine engine failing are small. The odds of 2 turbine engines failing on the same aircraft at the same time are incredibly small.I am happy to fly in the Beechjet when the...
A report would be helpful.I also had a FLOPS employee tell me about the descent procedure you outline after the 2nd Flame out. Raytheon will sell fuel heaters for the 400a/400xp beginning in August. I believe they will go to NETJETS first.
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