Clay's Aircraft Reviews

731 Falcon 20B

The Dassault Falcon 20 has always been a great airplane. It has been well received by customers and is also a good looking airplane with just the right proportions. The Falcon 20 was a superb candidate for re-engining and AlliedSignal’s TFE731-5BR retrofit program has certainly been a success. AlliedSignal brought a customer 731 Falcon 20B to VNY (...

Bell 609 Civil Tiltrotor

BELL’S 609 CIVIL TILTROTOR PROMISES NEW VTOL POSSIBILITIESBy Clay Lacy - in September 1998 Professional Pilot Magazine's "Flightcheck"ATP/CFII/Helo/Sea. Gulfstream II/III/IV, Learjet series, Raytheon Hawker, Boeing 747 and 25 misc. type ratings.BELL Helicopter Textron took the Bell Boeing tiltrotor program in house earlier this year with...

Bombardier Global 5000

By Clay Lacy in 2004 Professional Pilot Magazine "Flight Check"ATP/CFII/Helo/Sea. Gulfstream II/III/IV,Learjet and Citation SeriesHS125, Boeing 747, DC3,and 25 misc type ratings BOMBARDIER GLOBAL 5000: $33.5 MIL, 8 SEATS, M.89, 4800 NM, FL510Honeywell Primus 2000XP avionics suite, TCAS 2000, EGPWS, GPS, Rolls-Royce BR710A2-20 turbofans with 14...

Bombardier Learjet 40

By Clay Lacy in 2005 Professional Pilot Magazine "Flight Check"ATP/CFII/Helo/Sea. Gulfstream II/III/IV,Learjet and Citation SeriesHS125, Boeing 747, DC3,and 25 misc type ratings BOMBARDIER LEARJET 40: $7.8MIL, 6-7 SEATS, M.81, 1824 NM, FL510Honeywell Primus 1000 avionics suite, 4-display EFIS, EICAS, RVSM ready, EGPWS, Honeywell TFE31-20-AR tu...

Citation Excel

By Clay Lacy In Professional Pilot's December 1998 "Flight Check"ATP/CFII/Helo/Sea. Gulfstream II/III/IV, Learjet series, HS125, Boeing 747 and 25 misc. type ratings.The Citation Excel was designed as follow-on aircraft to the popular Citation V Ultra. It’s probably been the most successful new bizjet offering ever with more than 200...

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