Another company has launched a bid in the crowded single-engine jet field. Stratos Aircraft of Bend, Ore., has launched the Stratos 714, which it claims will outperform single-engine jets from Cirrus Design, Diamond Aircraft, Eclipse Aviation, Piper Aircraft and even most twin-engine very light jets.
For $2 million, buyers of the Stratos 714 will be able to carry four occupants 1,500 miles (NBAA IFR range at maximum payload, alternate distance unspecified). High-speed cruise will exceed 410 knots, 50 knots faster than the $2.2 million PiperJet (the quickest aircraft in the current single-engine stable), according to Stratos. Only the Eclipse 400 shares the 714’s four-seat capacity; the other jets range from five to seven seats. The 714 will maintain sea-level cabin altitude to 25,000 feet, and at the 41,000-foot ceiling the cabin altitude will be 6,000 feet. The 714 will be powered by a fadec-controlled 3,030-pound-thrust Williams International FJ44-3AP. Maximum takeoff weight is projected to be 7,000 pounds.
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