Piper light Jet

[RightPedal]

Looked at the new Piper light jet concept airplane on Aero-news. Now this one caught my eye. Not that I would ever have, or fly one, I still like the looks of it. Even with single engine, I think they are on to something here.
I hope they have better luck with the jet than they did with the Boo.

 

[Princedietrich]

I like the notion of these relatively expensive light GA jets, but I can foresee a very serious problem in the not too distant future. Just like the Bonanza and Baron before them, the VLJs are going to become the 21st century doctor-and-lawyer killers. They're snazzy, comparably priced to a Baron (more or less), powered by turbine-sans-propeller, and are single pilot. Those who have more money than brains/training are going to snatch these up like new york strips at a cattlemen's convention. Then it's only a matter of time before someone splatters one all over a mountainside on approach into Aspen.

Don't get me wrong, I love the idea that turbine power is getting lower and lower on the cost ladder. I just predict that this is the problem that will surface.

 

[epic!]

do you have a link? i looked around on their site but couldnt find anything

 

[Lazy8]

the link

http://www.aero-news.net/news/commb...DC8BF-9D4D-403E-B0E2-4F7B886B8748&Dynamic=1#d

 

[Princedietrich]

It looks like a Chieftain and a MD11 had a wild night in Vegas.

Might be fun to take one of those for a spin.

 

[mzaharis]

Is it just me, or does the fuselage look slightly Navajo/Cheyenne-ish?

 

[deadstick]

I'd say the nose is more Aerostar-ish.

 

[mzaharis]

I was thinking more the cabin area, but someone someplace pointed out a Malibu similarity.

 

[A1FlyBoy]

Now that's a sexy jet.

 

[Lilah]

Who are we kidding? Look at the fuse, horizontal stab, and for that matter the wing. It's a Meridian with the motor in the back instead of the front. That being said (and a gross over-simplification), it doesn't seem like a half bad idea.

There's a guy about 50 miles north of me who is doing the same thing with a Piper Aerostar. It's been quite a deal for him since Williams doesn't want to sell engines for experimental applications to folks who aren't in the production trade. It will be quite a hit at when it becomes public.

It's kinda like the Gulfstream Peregrine, only smaller, anybody here remember that one?

Lilah