Many promises have been made for business aircraft, but not all have succeeded. Here is our list of the most memorable flops - although for some, their time may yet come...
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VisionAire Vantage |
The Vantage could have ignited the very light jet revolution five years before the Eclispe 500. It was not successful and VisionAire was delcared bankrupt in 2003 after spending $110 million.
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AASI Jetcruzer 500 |
Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures (AASI) launched the Jetcruzer 500 in 1995, but noise, weight and cost problems were never overcome and the programme was abandoned after 2002.
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Adam Aircraft A500 and A700 |
Adam Aircraft's vision may not be dead, but its struggles are legendary. A Russian attempt to rescue the A500 turboprop and A700 twinjet failed, but the torch is now with Triton Aerospace.
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ATG Javelin |
ATG Suspended work on the Javelin two-seat private jet after failing to raise $200 million with help from Citigroup for the certification effort.
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Learavia/Lear Fan 2100 |
The Lear Fan was almost the first all compostite business aircraft. It never cleared certification and failed after years of effort and $57 miillion spent by the UK Government to build it in Belfast.
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Swearingen SJ30-2 |
The six-seat SJ30 could have been the fastest and most long-range light jet, but never overcame a record of flight test and production glitches that have accumulated over the past decade.
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Grob SPN |
The bankruptcy of parent company Grob Aeropsace and the fatal crash of a prototype have all but doomed the G180 SPn. Only four of the seven-seat, all-composite twin jets have been built.
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Aerion SSJ |
Source: Flight International