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First of all, it will be a lightweight single engine plane. The concept
happens to be based on a 85lb jet engine with 750lb of thrust. If there is catastrophic failure due to running out of fuel, etc., the plane will be able to glide instead of deploying a parachute like the eclipse does. I didn't intend to go "head-to-head" with a billion-dollar project. I simply wanted to provide a worthy alternative for pilots who don't need the size or expense of the eclipse. It won't promise to "match" eclipse on any of the specifications. It's a new design altogether. It isn't a "spin-off" of the eclipse. I only mentioned the eclipse because that is the plane currently revolutionizing the entire aerospace industry. I can introduce a plane that can revolutionize the industry as well, possibly for a broader market. I'm not calling it a business jet. It is a personal jet capable of gliding, as opposed to parachuting. Your other concerns are worthy of consideration. As this project is hardly a day old, I think the details can be worked out eventually and it is too soon to say: "oops , no pilot, no aeronautical engineer, no billion dollars, oh well!!" Curtis |
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