The lightest end of the business jet market gained another player last month as Adam Aircraft Industries of Englewood, Colo., unveiled a mockup of a twin-engine jet based on its all-composite Adam 500 centerline piston twin. Powered by Williams International FJ33 turbofans, the $1.995 million, six-seat Adam 700 is expected to make its first flight in about 10 months and be in the hands of its first customers by late 2004. Certification will be to FAR Part 23 with an exemption for single-pilot operations.
It was just in September at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla., that Cessna Aircraft unveiled its Citation Mustang, adding both credence and clout to the very light segment of the business jet marketplace (AIN, October, page 1). Eager owner-pilots at the convention nearly wore a path in the carpet between the Mustang mockup on Cessna’s stand and the Eclipse 500 mockup displayed by Eclipse Aviation of Albuquerque, N.M. Now there are at least three companies that appear to have the financial resources to bring their six-seat, very light twinjets to certification and production.
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