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Brazilian startup plans very light jet
GP Aerospace, a Brazilian startup company established by former Embraer technical director Guido Pessotti, has revealed to AIN plans for a

GP Aerospace, a Brazilian startup company established by former Embraer technical director Guido Pessotti, has revealed to AIN plans for a personal very light jet, which would be smaller than currently available very light jets.

The GP-210 is built around two 740-pound-thrust DGEN390 turbofan engines, which are currently being developed by France-based Price Induction. The four-seat jet is to have a 4,300-pound mtow and a wingspan of 33 feet. (For comparison, the Diamond D-Jet has an mtow of 5,690 pounds.) The GP-210 would cruise at up to 276 knots at 20,000 feet, and have an operational ceiling of 25,000 feet.