Sino Swearingen Aircraft's second conforming SJ30-2 prototype, number 0004, has joined the US Federal Aviation Administration certification programme in San Antonio, Texas. The company says a third conforming aircraft will join the effort in "a few months", adding: "With these three aircraft, certification of the SJ30-2 will be completed on a schedule to be announced soon." The seven-seat, light-jet certification effort has been accelerated to make up for the delay caused by the 26 April crash of the first prototype.
Source: Flight International
