The Beechcraft King Air 200 and Cessna 441, or Beechcraft Super King Air and Cessna Conquest II, as they are commonly known, are both twin-engine, turboprop, fixed-wing aircraft with retractable gear. However, the similarities don’t end there, so the aviation community pits these two aircraft against one another. The Cessna Conquest II is far less …
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The Beechcraft Starship was a failed 1980s business turboprop designed with Scaled Composites as the successor of the King Air. Aviation is one of the most technologically dynamic fields in the world, and failure happens as often as success. The collaborative design by Beechcraft and Scaled Composites was a work of art. It was the …
After the Legacy and Phenom families broke into the market, Brazilian aviation manufacturer Embraer pushed further with the Praetor 500. This revision of the Legacy 450 midsize business jet quickly became the best-selling jet in its segment due to its blend of range, high speed, and sensible operating costs. My first contact with the Praetor …
The Embraer 170 and 175 are the two smallest members of the E-Jet family. Since their introduction in 2004, the E-Jets have dominated the regional market, displacing the equally popular Embraer RJ series that preceded them. Most pilots I have spoken to with E-Jet experience fall into two categories: those who love flying E-Jets, and …
The Embraer Phenom 300 is one of the four business jets leading the Brazilian company’s executive portfolio. With a standard seating capacity of 6 passengers and a maximum of 10, the Phenom 300 has become a bestseller in the light jet segment. This aircraft offers performance and comfort typically associated with larger aircraft but with …
Embraer describes the ERJ 135 and its siblings as “The Runway Legend”, and it is easy to see why the company feels so confident about this aircraft. The Embraer 135 is the smallest jetliner in the Embraer portfolio, with only 37 seats. Very little changed between the ERJ 135 and the original ERJ 145, a …
Bombardier is a Canadian aerospace company that produces small to medium-sized business jets. Many of these are in the “Challenger” series, which consists of several aircraft of different sizes and types. One of the best-known of these is the Bombardier Challenger 300, an 8 – 16 seater jet that was first produced in 2004 after …
The Bombardier Challenger 350 is a super mid-sized business jet made by Canadian aerospace manufacturer Bombardier and is the smallest aircraft in the Challenger line-up. The Challenger 350 is the successor to the original Challenger 300 and first flew on March 2nd, 2013. But what is a super mid-sized jet? These aircraft transport up to …
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The Lancair Mako is a kit aircraft, and it was introduced at EAA AirVenture in 2017. It was a four-seat aircraft built from composite materials, with low wings and tricycle landing gear. It was primarily intended to provide an alternative to the popular Cirrus SR22 and Cessna TTx but at a much lower cost. Lancair …
When the Embraer 175 entered the scene, the aviation industry expected a complementary model to the E170. The new variant eclipsed the original model in sales and quickly became the most popular E-Jet. Embraer has sold 848 units of the E175, and it is the only member of the original family to not have been …
