VLJ Articles

VLJ manufacturer Spectrum Aeronautical has launched an online mission simulator that compares various VLJ mission factors including range, costs, and passengers.  Comparison can be made between Spectrums Independence VLJ and various Turboprops, Light Jets and Light-Middle Business Jets.

This month, a panel of experts will come to Fort Wayne to drum up public support for what organizers see as the future of aviation.  The basic idea is to create an alternative to traditional ground transportation and airline options by offering on-demand flights direct to regional destinations. Using light jets that can take off and land safely without the use of air traffic control towers or long runways, the airplanes would have access to various small airports.

(ARA) ? Even if you have to fly coach for your winter vacation, make sure your luggage is first-class. High quality luggage not only looks good, it helps protect the things you?re taking along on your trip, from clothes to souvenirs.

So you've seen the Eclipse 500, checked the performance specs and features but you're just not crazy about the standard orange color scheme, try building your own Eclipse 500 or Eclipse 500 LX. 

Featured on the Eclipse Aviation web site, the Eclipse Configurator allows you to design your own Eclipse 500.  Color, entertainment options, and a list of optional equipment and features are all available.

The annual Popular Science "Best of What's New" features both the Diamond D-Jet and the Honda HondaJet in it's Aviation and Space category.  The HondaJet's unique design and engine placement and the D-Jet design and focus on affordability brought honors to both VLJ manufacturers.

AOPA Expo 2006 runs November 9 - 11 at the Palm Springs Convetion Center and is expected to continue to highlight the VLJ industry.  VLJ manufacturers Adam Aircraft, Cessna Aircraft, Eclipse Aviation, and Embraer are expected to display their VLJ entries.  Notable exceptions at this time are the Honda and Maverick Jets.

What Is a VLJ? 

Ah yes, remember the good old days when discussions concerning VLJ's consisted of," just wait"... "next year"... and especially, "a jet a for under one million"?  Well those days seem to have gone the way of the Sky Car, you know, one in every garage.  While VLJ's are certainly alive and well the original specifications for a VLJ seemed to have been stretched just a little.

Cirrus Design, better known for their SR20 and SR22 piston aircraft is set to enter the VLJ market. In a mailing sent out this week Cirrus Design has said that it will officially launch their single-engine entry later this month in Orlando at the 2006 NBAA convention.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Researchers at Purdue University have created a mathematical simulation that could be used in a new national strategy to ease airport congestion and improve the overall transportation system.  The simulation was created as part of research with NASA to develop "a robust, scalable transportation system concept" that would be more resilient and better able to withstand factors such as severe weather, equipment malfunctions and shifting future demand, said Daniel DeLaurentis, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics.

Honda has premiered a new global ad "sky" signifying Honda's realization of a dream to bring mobility for everyone to the third dimension, the sky, with the introduction of the HondaJet.   Showcasing the HondaJet, the "Sky" campaign displays the techology, and advances that are expected from the HondaJet.