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Association of California Airports Conference
Remarks by:
Dan Burkhart
Director of Regional Programs
National Business Aviation Association
September 16, 2005
The Very Light Jet
The VLJ – How Does It Fit
•The Business Jet Industry
•VLJ, Inception to Present
•The Infrastructure
Business Aviation Growth
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Fixed Wing Aircraft Flight Departments Fractional Shares Fractional Aircraft
Turbine Fleet
VLJ
(Without very light jets)
New Generation Aircraft
OffbeatBy Michelle Dammon Loyalka
SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 Your Air Taxi Is Almost Ready Boston startup Linear Air is out to get a jump on this new form of point-to-point flying in "very light jets," which may debut in 2006
Despite big-name, big-money competitors waiting in the wings, Bill Herp doesn't see his air-taxi company as an underdog. The founder and CEO of Boston-based Linear Air isn't too concerned about competition from industry veterans like former American Airlines (AMR) Chairman Bob Crandall and People Express' Donald Burr, or business pros like Citrix (CTXS ) co-founder Ed Iacobucci. Though their own air-taxi outfits, Pogo and DayJet, come to the table backed with fame and fortune, they're not slated to take flight until a groundbreaking class of "very light jets" (VLJs) hit the runway sometime next year.
Embraer's Light JetsSeptember 2005
The Brazilian commercial jet maker gets into little jets in a big way. Embraer is making progress on its light jet program, which it announced at the Paris airshow last spring. The company, which makes a lineup of regional jets and a high-end bizjet, the Legacy, will get into the light jet market by producing both a very light jet (six to eight seats) and a light jet (eight to nine seats).
The Embraer Very Light Jet (both airplanes are still going by generic names), powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney PW617F engines with 1,615 pounds of thrust, will carry up to eight people to a service ceiling of 41,000 feet. With four onboard, the Very Light Jet will have a range of 1,160 nautical miles with NBAA IFR reserves and an Mmo of Mach 0.70. The VLJ, expected to enter service in mid-2008, will carry a price tag of $2.75 million in 2005 dollars.Embraer’s nine-seat Light Jet will be powered by a pair of P&W PW535E engines with 3,200 pounds of thrust. Range of the Light Jet with six onboard is predicted to be 1,800 nautical miles with NBAA IFR reserves. It will have a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.78 and a service ceiling of 45,000 feet. Expected to enter service in mid-2009, the Light Jet carries a sticker price of $6.65 million in 2005 dollars.Embraer’s Luis Carlos Alfonso, senior vice president corporate aviation market, said that the two new airplanes share the same fuselage cross section and that it’s larger than that of the Eclipse, the Mustang and the CJ1. According to Alfonso, the market segment of very light jets will encompass some 1,400 units not including those ordered as air taxis. "If the air-taxi model is successful," he said, "that could amount to another 3,000 airplanes."
New Generation Aircraft
Cessna Mustang
•Speed
•Useful Load
•Balanced Field Length
•Range
•Max Gross Weight
•Operating Cost
•Issues
Very Light Jet Development
A/C Adam A700
Cessna Mustang
Eclipse 500
Embraer VLJ
Eviation EV-20
Diamond D-Jet
Excel Jet Sport-Jet
PAX 1+5 1+5 1+7 1+5 1+4 1+3 1+3
Power Plant FJ33 PW615F PW610F PW617F FJ44-1AP FJ-33 FJ-33
# engines 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Speed 340 ktas 340 ktas 375 ktas .70 Mach 427 ktas 315 ktas 370 ktas
T/O Dist 2,950 3,120 2,155 N/A 2,500 2,083 2,300
Range 1,100 1,300 vfr 1,280 1,170 1,200 1,320 1,000
Price=$ 2.1M 2.4M 1.295M 2.75 2M 1M 1M
Cert Mid ‘06 Mid ‘06 Mar ‘06 Mid ‘08 Late ‘07 Early ‘07 Late‘06
1500250035004500550065007500 59F
78F
86F
Runway Length Needed for Maximum Weight Takeoff
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*R/W Length
OPTIMUM MINIMUM Runways1 Dimensions
-ft.
Weight Capacity-
lbs.
Dimensions-ft.
Weight Capacity-
lbs. Heavy Jet 6,500 x 150 95,000 5,500 x 100 75,000
Medium Jet 5,500 x 100 50,000 5,000 x 75 40,000 Light Jet/ Turboprop 4,500 x 75 25,000 4,000 x 60 15,000
1 Sea level requirements. Note: FAA approved runway performance data determines individual aircraft runway length requirements.
NBAA Airport Requirements
NBAA Airport Requirements
OPTIMUM MINIMUM Airport Configuration
o Meet FAA airport design standards1
o Taxiways for all runways
o Stabilized overruns on longest runway
o 200 x 300 ft. ramp area minimum
o Run-up areas at all runway ends
o Adequate ramp area for maneuvering and parking
ATC Tower 24 Hours None
1 FAA AC 150/ 5300-13 – use airport reference code for category of aircraft to be considered.
NBAA Airport Requirements
OPTIMUM MINIMUM Lighting o Full Approach Light
System o High Intensity
Runway Lights o Visual glideslope
indicator all runways
o REIL or ODALS o Medium Intensity
Runway Lights o Visual glideslope on
instrument runway o Pilot controlled lights
Instrument Approach
Precision LOC or GPS
Weather Reporting
Qualified observer AWOS/ ASOS-2
Communications ATC tower ATC Remote Controlled Outlet
NBAA Airport Requirements
OPTIMUM MINIMUM Services o Full service FBO1
o Transient hangar space
o Enclosed passenger waiting area
o Fuel o Tie-downs o Telephone
Maintenance FAA Part 145 Repair Station
None
Amenities Nearby: o Hotel/ motel o Restaurant
o Distant hotel/ motel o Vending machines
1 Staffed 24/ 7, fuel, passenger and crew lounge, rental cars, shuttle/ crew car, vending machines.
U.S. Airport System
U.S. Airport System
U.S. Airport System
Environmental & Political Issues
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SMO
Security Impact
}= ACCESS?
Plan for the Future
• Survey your Assets
• What do you wish to be
• Define a Vision
• Cost vs. Benefits
• Advocate your Vision
• Market: Community & Users
E45
SNS
Pine Mt. Lake
58th Annual Meeting & Convention
Orlando, Florida
Wednesday through Friday
•November 9, 10 & 11
•www.nbaa.org
