Dr. Jojo Williams Aviation Blog

Cirrus Aircraft recently displayed the G3 Vision Jet (Generation 3) with many new features, such as seating for six adults and one child, air traffic control datalink, new interior trims, and other refinements. Good Buy! Details

Business jets    Rarely exceed 19 seats. Above 19 passenger seats, an aircraft is treated like an airliner, not a business jet. Business jets sell luxury per person, not density or no. of persons in total space. Business Jet Passengers expect: - Lie flat seats - Private Toilet - Quiet cabin - Space to sleep/work Business Jet Types are # Gulfstream - made in Georgia, USA # Bombardier - made in Quebec, Canada # Dassault - made in  Paris, France # Cessna - made in Kansas, USA Cessna Citation XLS (7 seats) 1997 nm (nautical mile) or  3698 km # Embraer - made in São Paulo, Brazil E-Jet family (E170/E175/E190/E195) and regional jets (ERJ 135/145), are used. Key operators  are British Airways and KLM.

Definition # Knots (Airspeed) Airspeed is measured in knots: 1 knot = 1 nm per hour So: 500 knots = 500 nautical miles per hour nm → km: multiply by ~1.85 nm → miles: multiply by ~1.15 # nm = nautical mile A nautical mile is a distance unit used in aviation navigation, and, it's not the regular mile you use on roads. 1 nautical mile (nm) = 1.852 km≈ 1.15 miles eg. “fly up to 4,300 nm”. It means the aircraft can fly about: ~7,964 km, or ~4,950 miles