Aircraft
Stratos Is Serious About Single-engine 714
The first flight of the Stratos 714 single-engine jet last year shows that the program is back on track.

In 2008, the market hype about single- and twin-engine very light jets was at a peak, with what seemed like dozens of projects under way, and talk of VLJs darkening the skies prompting concerns among aviation authorities about how all this new traffic could be accommodated. In the midst of this frenzy, a small Oregon company called Stratos Aircraft unveiled the model 714, a single-engine, $2 million, all-composite jet that promised far better performance than its in-development competitors. 

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