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In the Works: Excel-Jet Sport-Jet

Twelve people, including company president Bob Bornhofen, continue to work on the Sport-Jet single-engine jet program based in Colorado Springs, Colo.

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

April 30, 2007

Twelve people, including company president Bob Bornhofen, continue to work on the Sport-Jet single-engine jet program based in Colorado Springs, Colo. The first Sport-Jet prototype logged nearly 25 hours before crashing on takeoff on June 22 last year. “We’re working on our next aircraft,” said Bornhofen, “and we’re about 10 months away from flight.” Test pilot James Stewart and a passenger in the right seat emerged from the crash unscathed, and the company has thus deemed the design robust enough not to require any structural changes. “We’re doing a few things on
a cosmetic level, nothing major,” said Bornhofen. One change that will show up on the next prototype is a slightly larger cabin interior.

Excel-Jet has not yet applied for a type certificate for the Sport-Jet. Bornhofen said that the jet should take about two years to certify. “We’re looking at all the data and reviewing that so we can start the [certification] process.”

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