The company Israel Aerospace Industries is currently working on an assessment of a number of projects its light business jet and plans to present the final concept to potential financial partners by the end of this year. While the company does not disclose information about the program. According to Chairman of IAI Rafi Maor, easy Jet "is still considered by the company, and its design is based on a revolutionary approach."
According to Chairman of IAI Rafi Maor, easy Jet "is still considered by the company, and its design is based on a revolutionary approach." Last year, it was reported that IAI is interested in the development of the six-seat business jet, which is to offer a low-cost operation at ranges of up to 1,300 miles (2,400 km). Since then, the company began working with potential partners.
This project is yet another attempt to enter the market IAI civil aviation. Previously, the company made two attempts to enter the business aviation market, both were in the "lower" segment. The first took place at the end of the 1990s, when an agreement was signed with the American Avocet startup on the joint development of ultralight aircraft. Twin-engine, six-ProJet should be able to take off and landing runway length of 914 m (3000 ft). The design speed of the jet is equal to 365 knots (675 km / h), the ceiling - 41,000 feet, the maximum range - 1,200 miles. The program was suspended in 2006 after Avocet has failed to attract additional partners to complete the project. A year earlier, in 2005, IAI has established a partnership with Aviation Technology Group from Colorado for the joint development of two-seater personal jet. And this project was also closed two years later due to lack of funding.
However, despite the setbacks, the company has a long-standing and fruitful cooperation with the manufacturer of business jets Gulfstream. IAI produces for the Gulfstream G150 and the average Super G280. But the difficult situation in the market forced the company to reduce the production of these models.
