Piper aircraft, Inc.
PA-47 "PiperJet"
PiperJet Altaire is an American Very light jet, 30 July 2008.
Piper aircraft,Inc.
PA-47 "PiperJet" Altaire
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| Type | Very light jet |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Piper Aircraft |
| Status | Canceled |
| Number built | 1 |
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| First flight | 30 July 2008 |
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History Piper aircraft, Inc.
PA-47 PiperJet Altaire
is an American Very light jet, First flight 30 July 2008.
The Piper PA-47 "PiperJet" was a single-engined very light jet (VLJ) that was intended to be developed and built by Piper Aircraft. However, following a change of ownership at Piper, it was decided to redesign the aircraft as the PiperJet Altaire. Despite being technically successful, the Altaire project was canceled in October 2011 due to economic conditions. The aircraft is the first proposed single-engined civilian aircraft with a podded engine located on the tail.
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Design and development
Der Prototyp Piperjet PA-47 2009TThe PiperJet was announced in October 2006, as a competitor to the twin-engined Eclipse 500 and Cessna Citation Mustang. The aircraft's fuselage was the same cross section as the propeller-driven Piper PA-46 series, with a 4 feet (1.2 m) increase in length.It was to be capable of carrying up to 7 passengers and cruise at 360 knots (666.7 km/h), at a maximum altitude of 35,000 feet (10,668.0 m). Maximum range was expected to be 1,300 nautical miles (2,407.6 km), with a full-fuel payload of 800 pounds. Piper selected Williams International to supply its FJ44-3AP turbofan engine for the PiperJet
Based on the PA-47 PiperJet prototype, the Altaire featured a slightly larger fuselage with a rounded cross-section, and included a conventional control yoke for flight control, as opposed to the original PiperJet's side-stick.
Piper had been tooling up its facilities in Vero Beach, Florida (USA) to build four Altaire prototypes to be used for FAA (safety & performance) certification of the aircraft through 2013. First delivery of aircraft to customers was scheduled for 2014. The first flight was expected in 2012.
The fuselage of the original Piperjet was designed using the Piper Meridian single-engine turboprop as a template. The new owners of Piper, Imprimis, found fault with this design prompting a revision without direct reference to the Meridian. According to Piper CEO Geoffrey Berger, "We wanted to give our jet customers an even roomier light jet that incorporates a scalable design, paving the way for a future family of competitive business jets,". The new fuselage design provided an additional 4 inches of headroom and nine more inches of elbow room and does away with a hump in the cabin floor that accommodated the wing spar in the old design
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Piper aircraft, Inc. PA-47 PiperJet Altaire
is an American Very light jet, 30 July 2008.
Piper aircraft, Inc. PA-47 PiperJet Altaire
is an American Very light jet, 30 July 2008.
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 or 2 pilots
- Capacity: 6-7 passengers
- Length: 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
- Wingspan: 44 ft 3 in (13.49 m)
- Height: 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
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Powerplant
- Full fuel payload: intended to be 800 lbs (363 kg) +/-5%
- Powerplant: 1 × Williams FJ44-3AP turbofan, 2,820 lbf (12.5 kN) thrust
Specifications
- Cruise speed: 360 kn (410 mph, 670 km/h) (intended maximum cruise speed +5% -2.5%)
- Range: 1,300 nmi (1,500 mi, 2,400 km) (intended maximum range +/-5%)
- Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (11,000 m)
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The PiperJet did not enter production and in October 2010 Piper announced it would instead develop an aircraft with a larger circular-section fuselage known as the Piper PiperJet Altaire.[2][9] The 160 customers who had placed orders for the PiperJet retained their delivery positions with the new aircraft and at the same $2.2 million price.
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On 17 October 2011 the company announced that the PiperJet Altaire program was "under review".
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