New personal jet -OR- Industrial espionage?

[Kingfish]

Is it just me, or is there an uncanny resemblance between the Cirrus
Jet and Eclipse's Concept Jet? I realize there are only so many
variations on a theme here with a single engine jet, but the choice of
engine mounting and V tail on both acft struck me as a bizarre coinky-
dink.

[Robert M. Gary]

On Jul 24, 8:40 am, Kingfish > wrote:
> Is it just me, or is there an uncanny resemblance between the Cirrus
> Jet and Eclipse's Concept Jet? I realize there are only so many
> variations on a theme here with a single engine jet, but the choice of
> engine mounting and V tail on both acft struck me as a bizarre coinky-
> dink.

I don't think that looking at pictures in magazines of the Cirrus jet
is "espionage".

-Robert

[Kingfish]

On Jul 24, 12:16 pm, "Robert M. Gary" > wrote:

> I don't think that looking at pictures in magazines of the Cirrus jet
> is "espionage".
>

Ok, I guess I forgot to indicate "sarcasm" here?

[Peter Dohm]

"Kingfish" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> On Jul 24, 12:16 pm, "Robert M. Gary" > wrote:
>
> > I don't think that looking at pictures in magazines of the Cirrus jet
> > is "espionage".
> >
>
> Ok, I guess I forgot to indicate "sarcasm" here?
>
Aw drat!

Ya' went and spoilt it. We could have worked our way around to the
suggestion that both were partially copied from the Majister...

Peter ;-)

[Robert M. Gary]

On Jul 24, 9:57 am, Kingfish > wrote:
> On Jul 24, 12:16 pm, "Robert M. Gary" > wrote:
>
> > I don't think that looking at pictures in magazines of the Cirrus jet
> > is "espionage".
>
> Ok, I guess I forgot to indicate "sarcasm" here?

As did I

[Adhominem]

Kingfish wrote:

> Is it just me, or is there an uncanny resemblance between the Cirrus
> Jet and Eclipse's Concept Jet? I realize there are only so many
> variations on a theme here with a single engine jet, but the choice of
> engine mounting and V tail on both acft struck me as a bizarre coinky-
> dink.

They both are ******* children of the Fouga Magister and the Heinkel He 162.

Adhominem

[C J Campbell[_1_]]

On 2007-07-24 08:40:22 -0700, Kingfish > said:

> Is it just me, or is there an uncanny resemblance between the Cirrus
> Jet and Eclipse's Concept Jet? I realize there are only so many
> variations on a theme here with a single engine jet, but the choice of
> engine mounting and V tail on both acft struck me as a bizarre coinky-
> dink.

I suppose one could have asked the same question about the Duchess and
the Seminole.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

[Kingfish]

On Jul 24, 1:09 pm, "Peter Dohm" > wrote:

> Aw drat! Ya' went and spoilt it. We could have worked our way around to the
> suggestion that both were partially copied from the Majister...
>

Yes, and only *slightly* less goofy looking too <G>

If that Fouga's performance is anything like the Paris Jet (remember
those, kids?) I suspect even the single-engine ECJ would leave it in
the dust.