"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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"john smith" wrote in message
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Their first aircraft was a six-seat pusher.

It was barely a 6 seat. Now with heavier engines which will need more
fuel
who knows what they will deliver.

Your reply seems to imply that you're talking about existing "very light
jet" designs in the works, possibly the Eclipse (which did indeed switch
from a lighter Williams engine to a heavier one, Pratt & Whitney if I
recall).

John's reply was obviously referring to the single-engine, composite
kit-plane that Cirrus produced prior to getting into the certificated
airplane business. Here's one photo:
http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contri...erson/3533.htm

If I recall, it was actually a five-seat design, intended for a 300hp
engine. Of course, each builder would be free to modify those
specifications as they saw fit, but as designed the airplane worked
reasonably well.

I've always been a little disappointed they didn't go into production with
the VK-30, but a) their current designs are certainly more marketable, and
b) they may even be technically superior (if I recall, there were issues
with the prop drive shaft, as well as engine cooling).

Pete


Oops, yes I was thinking of the Eclipse.