Aircraft
Stratos Introduces Larger 716X Jet Single
Single Engine Jet Will Be Sold As A Kit
Stratos Aircraft's new 716X single-engine jet, which will be marketed initially as a kit. (Photo: Mark Huber)
Stratos Aircraft's new 716X single-engine jet, which will be marketed initially as a kit. (Photo: Mark Huber)

Stratos Aircraft will make a new, larger version of its Model 714 single-engine personal jet proof-of-concept (POC) aircraft available as a builder-assisted kit beginning in the fourth quarter, the company announced on Monday at EAA AirVenture. The new Model 716X features seating for six and is larger and wider than the 714, with a fuselage that is 31 inches longer and two inches wider than that of the 714. It will be powered by a 3,000-pound-thrust Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5 turbofan and feature an electronic engine control.