The SyberJet Aircraft Test pilots who flew the Sj30i development aircraft to NBAA, are expecting the revised version to be approved by 2021.
The SyberJet Aircraft Test pilots who flew the Sj30i development aircraft to NBAA, are expecting the revised version to be approved by 2021.
The aircraft on display (N50SJ) begun the SJ30i flight-test programme on 9 October at the company’s headquarters in San Antonio, Texas.
Test pilot Larry Brough in the cockpit of the SJ30i development aircraft at NBAA
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The aircraft on display is fitted with a new Honeywell Epic 2.0 flightdeck which replaces the earlier SJ30-2’s Primus Epic fit.
“We’ll fly around 290h of tests,” says Mark Elwess, who is SyberJet chief test pilot and was at the controls for the first flight with the new avionics. “We expect Federal Aviation Administration in 18 months.”
The cabin of N50SJ is fitted with test equipment
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The SJ30i is the latest iteration of the revamped twinjet that began as Sino-Swearingen SJ30 back in 2005. The enhanced SJ30x is expected to enter service in 2022.
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