Personal Jets, Easier & Affordable
Posted by Jess Dayuno on July 29th, 2008
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If the VLJs or the very light jets have been dominating the aviation buzz in the past couple of years then make way for the personal jets. Aviation watchers say that they might be more available and will make headlines very soon.
Epic Aircraft
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These personal jets are smaller than the VLJs and in the past few years, aircraft manufacturers are developing machines and materials so they can be as fast as the very light jets. Since they will be smaller, they will be more affordable and easier to operate and maintain.
Since, the invention of small planes by Bill Lear, there are more and more flying enthusiasts who prefer them than flying via the wide-bodied aircrafts. There are several personal jets that are being offered by aircraft manufacturers. Seeing the need to save up and lessen the operating expenses due to the price of fuel, they are offering an alternative to the bigger aircrafts.
Some of these aircrafts are the Piper Jet from Piper Aircraft, D Jet from Diamond Aircraft Industries, Vision SJ50 from Cirrus, EA-400 from Eclipse Aviation and Victory from Epic Aircraft among others.
To those who are limited or on a budget, this alternative is a huge thing for them. There are business people who, even if we are in a fuel crisis, still need to travel to handle their business. There are also those who fly for leisure but cannot tolerate the airline/airport protocol will benefit with these personal jets.
It will be of no surprise if more of these jets will soon occupy space in airport runways and hangars.