When Bombardier introduced the Global Express in 1999, it went up against industry behemoths like Gulfstream, Boeing, and Airbus. Fast forward a decade and Bombardier’s Global series is now a force to be reckoned with, outperforming the competition and racking up sales at an astonishing pace, and it’s no secret why. The latest additions to …
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The Cirrus SR20 is a four or five-seat monoplane, built in 1999 by Duluth Aircraft of Minnesota. It is best known for being the first general aviation aircraft to be equipped with a parachute, which was designed to lower the aircraft and occupants safely to the ground in the event of an accident or structural …
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The Embraer Legacy 450 is one of the best business jets on the market, it’s not the whole package, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find another aircraft that offers so much for such a low price. However, sales of the Legacy 450 never took off and during its five-year production run, it didn’t sell well. …
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So you want to learn about the Tecnam P2008? Fuggedaboutit. Okay, no more 80s mob movie references. For the younger crowd, a fugazi means a knockoff or a bad copy and for Fuggedaboutit watch Donnie Brasco, then thank me later. The Tecnam P2008 is a product from the Italian aerospace company Costruzione Aeronautiche Tecnam produced …
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The Airbus A321 has decades of successful engineering behind it. The stretched member of the A320 family leveraged modern systems and configuration from older variants and mated them to a longer fuselage with better engines. Today, the A321neo outsells the A320neo by a considerable margin. This fact is a testament to how airlines love the …
Learjet is one of America’s oldest airplane manufacturers and is known for pioneering the luxury business jet since the first Learjet took flight in 1963. As a result, the company has also been credited with popularizing private business aviation travel. The company was founded in the 1950s by William Powell Lear as the Swiss American …
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The Cirrus SF50 better known as the Vision Jet is one of the most interesting aircraft in the skies today and has taken the aviation world by storm. This v-tail, very lightweight jet (VLJ) aircraft is the first of its kind being that it’s powered by only one jet engine, making it the first civilian …
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“No other name carries more weight.” Antonov AN-225 Mriya, a legendary airplane, was born in Ukraine’s heart, making its maiden flight the largest aircraft ever. Even though some other aircraft have a wider wingspan, the largest aircraft title belongs to the AN-225 Mriya with its massive size, MTOW of 640 tons, and carrying capacity of …
After the B747 was retired in 2020, the two largest aircraft that Boeing currently produces are the B777 and the B787 Dreamliner. You’d be forgiven for mistaking one for the other at a distance. After all, these two planes have a lot in common, they are both twin-engine, dual-aisle, widebody jetliners, designed for medium to …
The first time I flew a short regional route, walked through the jetway, and got into what I could only describe as a mini-jet. I couldn’t stand up straight, and if I did the plank challenge (2012 nostalgia), I could probably touch the sides. It wasn’t the most comfortable flight and it didn’t help that …
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