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To: LeGrande; All
You may have also noticed that they didn't mention fuel consumption and range. I would be willing to bet that it is severely limited in range like under 500 nautical miles.

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Javelin Performance and dimensions

Engines: Two – 1,800 pound thrust, turbo-fan Williams International FJ33-4A-18M

Seating capacity: Two, tandem

Max gross weight: 6,200 pounds

Dimensions

  • Wing span: 23.25 feet
  • Length: 36 feet
  • Height: 10.5 feet
  • Wing area: 120 square feet
  • Cabin width at canopy interior sills: 28.5 inches
  • Cockpit interior width at elbows: 36 inches
  • Maximum outside cabin width: 40 inches
  • Cargo/Baggage: up to 200 lb (room for two golf bags)

Performance

  • Take-off ground roll (std day, SL, 6,200 lb): 1,800 feet
  • Balanced field (std day, SL, 6,200 lb): 3,000 feet
  • Max rate of climb: 10,000 ft/min
  • Time to climb to 41,000 ft (ISA, std day, 6,200 lb): 13 min.
  • Cruise speed (ISA, std day, 5,500 lb, 35,000 ft): 0.90 Mach, 525 KTAS, 600 mph
  • Stall speed in landing configuration (6,080 lb.): 110 KCAS
  • Approach speed: 132 knots (at max gross weight)
  • Approach speed: 114 knots (at landing weight)
  • Landing distance (std day, SL, 6,080 lb, full flaps): Ground Roll: 2,200 feet; Over 50 ft: 5,000 feet
  • Landing Distance (std day, SL, 4,575 lb, full flaps): Ground Roll: 1,800 feet; Over 50 ft: 4,200 feet
  • Certified ceiling: 45,000 feet

Range and endurance

  • IFR Range (M 0.80): 1,200 nm
  • Endurance: 3.5 hours
  • Fuel capacity: 280 gallons
  • Economy cruise (0.80 Mach at 45,000 ft) = 75 gal/hr
  • High-speed cruise (0.90 Mach at 35,000 ft) = 109 gal/hr

Price 2005: $2.795 million (will be indexed, taxes not included)


29 posted on 12/17/2006 8:56:04 AM PST by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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To: Stoat

Those seem to be very good performance numbers :) Now if I only had a spare 3 million lying around. Of course I would like to be able to fly to Hawaii, or across the pond....


31 posted on 12/17/2006 9:35:59 AM PST by LeGrande
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