Jan
5
VLJ: The Future of Aviation
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Today, Eclipse Aviation sold it’s first “very light jet” or VLJ.
The cost for one of these is $1.5 million plus. Not for the faint of heart.
It is “predicted [that] the Eclipse 500 will change the way people travel, making it more affordable for small businesses or private owners to have aircraft and for air-taxi services to ferry passengers.
VLJs can land on runways as short as 3,000 feet, compared with the 4,000 or 5,000 feet required by the smallest jets now being flown. The FAA says there are more than 5,000 small, underused airports in the United States. The National Business Aviation Association defines VLJs as single-pilot jets that weigh 10,000 pounds or less.” (Yahoo! News)
Described as the future of avaition, time will tell whether this micro-jet can move people at an affordable price.
For more information, visit http://www.eclipseaviation.com/.
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