Built by Aeronca Aircraft Corporation, the Champ first flew in 1944, having been designed in tandem with the 11AC Chief—the Champ with tandem seating and joystick controls, and the Chief with side-by-side seating and yoke controls. The intention was to simplify production and control costs by building a pair of aircraft with a significant number of parts in common; in fact, the two designs share between 70% and 80% of their parts. The tail surfaces, wings, landing gear, and firewall forward—engine, most accessories, and cowling, are common to both airplanes.

Selling for $2,095, the Champ outsold the Chief by an 8 to 1 margin. Engine upgrades in 1948 and 1949 resulted in the Models 7DC and 7EC. Between 1945 and 1950, Aeronca was producing 50 light aircraft per day and by the time production ended in 1951, the company had sold more than 10,000 Champions.

Aeronca ceased all production of light aircraft in 1951, and the Champ design was sold in 1954 to Champion Aircraft.

The Aeronca C-2, powered by a tiny two-cylinder engine, debuted in 1929. It was flying at its most basic—the pilot sat on a bare plywood board. The C-2 featured an unusual, almost frivolous design with an open-pod fuselage that inspired its nickname, The Flying Bathtub, The general design of the C-2 could have been inspired by Jean Roche's initial flight experiences with an American-built copy of the Santos-Dumont Demoiselle, which had a similar triangular "basic" fuselage cross-section, and wire spoked main landing gear wheels right up against the fuselage sides.[citation needed]

Equipped with only five instruments, a stick, and rudder pedals (brakes and a heater cost extra), the C-2 was priced at a low $1,495, bringing the cost of flying down to a level that a private citizen could aspire to and perhaps reach. Aeronca sold 164 of the economical C-2s at the height of the Great Depression in 1930-1931, helping to spark the growth of private aviation in the United States.[citation needed]

The Aeronca C-2 also holds the distinction of being the first aircraft to be refueled from a moving automobile. A can of gasoline was handed up from a speeding Austin automobile to a C-2 pilot, (who hooked it with a wooden cane) during a 1930 air show in California. A seaplane version of the C-2 was also offered, designated the PC-2 and PC-3 (“P” for pontoon) with floats replacing the wheeled landing gear.[citation needed]

Seastar is an ALL-COMPOSITE 12-seat, 10,000-lb. amphibious flying boat. The Seastar CD 2 series aircraft type is LBA and FAA certified to FAR Part 23 amendment 34. It is the top of the line version and will be the first to market. The aircraft is all composite and powered by two reliable Pratt & Whitney PT-6 turboprop engines. It will feature state-of-the-art cockpit avionics, exterior and interior design, layouts, accessories, and comfort systems. The advanced Seastar design incorporates more than 90 years of Dornier engineering know-how and experience in the operation of seaplanes.

Markets

Corporate and General Aviation

The target applications within this segment are personal transportation, corporate air taxi and shuttle service to resorts, yachts and casinos.

Commercial Passenger Transport

The target applications for this segment are air taxi, sightseeing, air medical and corporate fractional ownership.

Governmental and NGO Sector

The target applications for this segment are coastal surveillance, search and rescue, covert operations, drug interdiction, disaster relief, humanitarian, medical and missionary work.

Seastar has the unique capability to combine in a single operation surveillance and intervention by landing on water next to the target. On water, Seastar features the maneuverability and speed of a powerboat.

The Dornier-typical sponson platforms facilitate personnel, equipment or stretcher ingress and egress on water.

Seastar can mask itself from radar at sea (within sea clutter) by loitering on water remotely offshore and close to the target area for extended time periods. Thus, Seastar enables surprise interventions, paramount for the success of many operations.

Seastar's capability to combine joint operations of different transport means like helicopters, vessels and fixed wing aircraft in one single mission results in drastic cost savings and increase in operational efficiency.

Routine single engine surveillance operation extends on-station endurance to up to 10 hours.

Seastar is an electronically quiet aircraft because of its all-composite construction. Radome(s) can be integrated into the fuselage structure (front or side). Seastar inherently eliminates rotor modulation common with helicopters.

Composite structure is highly damage tolerant. Wing and fuselage hard points can be added for external stores.

Large cabin facilitates multiple sensor consoles and crew member stations. External visibility from the cockpit is well suited for Night Vision Goggles operations.

Seastar (with its high horizontal stabilizer) can be flown with a modified cabin door to deliver airdropped material.

In the Hawker 200, every journey is fast. Every journey is comfortable. And every journey is economical. Simply put, the Hawker 200 offers the performance, luxury, and efficiency every light jet owner wants.

No other single-pilot business jet offers a Hawker-class cabin. Spacious passenger seats provide the comfort of a living-room recliner, in a cabin with the largest cross-section of any in its class. The quiet cabin lets you conduct meetings without having to shout and is so tranquil you can catch an hour of sleep after a long day with no interruption.

No single-pilot business jet exceeds the Hawker 200’s performance. It gets you where you’re going fast, making single-day, multiple-destination business trips much easier.

No single-pilot business jet is easier to own. You’ll find the low-maintenance design and low fuel consumption make the Hawker 200 an exceptionally practical business tool.

It only feels like an indulgence.

Highlights:

Cruise speeds of up to Mach 0.80 make the Hawker 200 the largest, fastest, single-pilot business jet in the world

Aspen to Chicago with 4 passengers – the Hawker 200’s Williams FJ44-3AP turbofan engines deliver the power and efficiency to meet your demanding schedule

An elegant Hawker cabin, the largest in the light-jet segment, provides the perfect forum for conducting meetings, entertaining clients, and meeting all of your business and personal travel needs

Max cruising altitude of 45,000 feet – above the jet stream and any adverse weather – allowing you to arrive sooner while burning less fuel

10-year warranty on composite airframe components, five-year warranty on parts, engines, avionics and non-composite airframe components and 400-hour inspection intervals

The 900LX flies 4,750 nautical miles nonstop, the farthest in its class. And with its classic trijet engine design, the 900LX can use small airports at high altitudes, even on hot days. It's the most versatile aircraft and also one of the safest given its ability to fly slower on approach than its twinjet competitors.

A state-of-the-art flight deck offers pilots an uncompromising capability to monitor and control the progression of the flight while the spacious, custom-crafted cabin offers passengers the uncompromising capability to perform at peak levels while en route.


TAKEOFF DISTANCE
5,110 ft
(6 passengers, sea level, ISA)

APPROACH SPEED (VREF)
110 KIAS
(Typical landing weight, sea level, NBAA IFR reserves)


LANDING DISTANCE
2,415 ft
(Typical landing weight, sea level, NBAA IFR reserves)

RANGE
4,750 nm
(6 passengers, LR Cruise, NBAA IFR reserves)

More size. More speed. More like it.

CJs have always been so intuitive to operate that even veteran aviators are often reminded of why they fell in love with flying in the first place. No matter what you fly now, get ready to fall in love all over again. Today's CJ3 began with everything that made the series a phenomenal favorite, then took the concept higher, farther and faster than ever before. And in a big way. Prepare yourself for a larger aircraft, more powerful engines, longer wings, a more spacious interior, added standard features, and the category's most advanced flight deck, ever.

Best of the Best

The Cessna Citation CJ3 has been selected by the Robb Report editors as Best of the Best Business Aircraft Ligh

Irrefutable proof that even the best can get better.

Pilot workload is reduced now that FADEC is standard. Maximum takeoff load has been increased. So has payload. The CJ2+ also climbs more quickly, cruises faster and ranges farther than its predecessor. Yet, remarkably, it uses less fuel. The CJ2+ also delivers enhanced passenger and pilot comfort and more advanced avionics. And it can take off and land on shorter runways, even in high-hot conditions. Yes, it's exhilarating to fly. But the CJ2+ is also the sensible, single-pilot-certified business jet for you and your business.