VLJ Definition:  Very Light Jet

 

¨      Jet aircraft weighing less than 10,000 lbs

¨      Seats six to nine - including pilot(s)

¨      Cruises at 300+ knots

¨      Flies at 41,000 Feet

¨      Operates on runways as short as 3,000 feet

 

VLJ Target Market:

 

¨      Owner/Operators:  Fly your own jet

¨      Corporations:  Cost-effective and versatile

¨      Air Taxi Services: Convenience -  avoids TSA

¨      Owners: 

      Individual owner – not necessarily a pilot

      Fractional-share owner

      Block-hour owner

      Fleet owner

 

The VLJ Contenders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft

 Price

Speed

Range

Seats

Engine

Orders

Certification

First

Deliveries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adam Aircraft A700

 $2.1m

340kt

1,100nm

Seven

FJ33

282

late 2006

early 2007

ATG Javelin

 $2.8m

531kt

1,250nm

Two

FJ33

100

end 2007

2008

Cessna Citation Mustang

 $2.6m

340kt

1,300nm

Six

PW615F

230

end 2006

end 2006

Diamond D Jet

 <$1m

315kt

1,320nm

Five

FJ33

125

 

early 2008

Eclipse 500

 $1-3m

375kt

1,280nm

Six

PW610F

2,357

late 2Q 2006

 

Embraer Phenom 100

 2.75m

380kt

1,160nm

Eight

PW617F

 

mid 2008

mid 2008

Excel-Jet SportJet

 TBA

375kt

1,000nm

Four

FJ33

 

Mar-08

 

HondaJet

 

420kt

1,100nm

Six

HF118

Not currently being developed for commercial market

Spectrum 33

 $3.65m

415kt

2,000nm

Nine

FJ33

 

early 2008

 

Tam-Air Epic Elite Jet

 $2.1m

390kt

1,680nm

Seven

FJ33

 

end 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  All figures quoted should be taken as estimates only.  Prices and total orders for aircraft are under constant revision, seat numbers can vary depending on

particular aircraft cabin configurations and speed and range can vary depending on estimated payload.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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