Now Branded The Altaire, It Features A Larger Cabin, "Design
Improvements"
Piper Aircraft has taken parts of the PiperJet back to the
drawing board, and it has come away with an airplane with a much
larger round fuselage design that gives
customers an even more
spacious cabin to complement already efficient acquisition and
operating costs.
PiperJet Altaire Image Courtesy Piper
The single-pilot PiperJet Altaire, as it is now named, is being
unveiled at the 63rd Annual Meeting and Convention of the
National Business Aviation Association, which
begins today in
Atlanta.
"While the earlier PiperJet design, with it's Piper M-class
cabin cross section, provided a comfortable environment, we
wanted to give our jet customers an even
roomier light jet that
incorporates a scalable design paving the way for a future
family of competitive business jets," said Piper CEO Geoffrey
Berger.
The newly named PiperJet Altaire features a new configuration.
Its larger redesigned round fuselage is mounted on top of an
expanded-chord wing, with a shorter
vertical empennage located
slightly aft atop an elongated engine nacelle. "The PiperJet
Altaire is a powerful and stylish blend of efficiency, cabin
volume, range,
payload and speed," Berger says. Price point for
the PiperJet Altaire is $2.5 million, with a typically equipped
aircraft priced at $2.6 million. The PiperJet Altaire costs
an
average of 25 percent less to operate per hour than comparable
production very light jets.
PiperJet Altair Image Courtesy Piper
The round fuselage and new wing provide all the performance and
cabin improvements of a clean sheet aircraft coupled with the
proven reliability of Piper's
manufacturing techniques honed
over the decades with the company's lineup of reliable
airplanes, including M-class aircraft - the Meridian, Malibu and
Matrix. "The
innovative PiperJet Altair combines revolutionary
single-engine performance with ground-breaking efficiency,
making it the fiscally responsible choice for aircraft
operators," Berger says. "The bonus for owners is that it also
features the room and comfort of a twin-engine business jet."
In addition to cleaner and sleeker styling, the optimized
configuration gives customers a cabin that is nine inches taller
and four inches wider than the previous
design. The new cross
section also offers a wider than standard sunken aisle for ease
of movement inside the cabin. Additionally, the PiperJet Altaire
will have a
three-foot wide cabin door for ease of passenger
entry and exit while providing great cargo flexibility.
"Clearly, the PiperJet Altaire looks spectacular and has
operating efficiency and reliability to back up its exceptional
styling," said Piper Executive Vice President Randy Groom. PiperJet Altaire improvements, Groom says,
are based upon the
baseline proof of concept PiperJet, which has flown more than
375 flight test hours and executed more than350 takeoffs and
landings.
The PiperJet Altaire will have dynamic crew and passenger seats
for increased safety and comfort, The airplane also has a club
seating arrangement in the cabin,
with an optional seventh seat
located across the aisle from the entry door. A lavatory,
storage compartment, or entertainment center is easily
interchangeable for
that seat. With a wide drop-down aisle, no
wing spar intrusion, LED lighting, and dual controlled
environmental system, The PiperJet Altaire's interior has been
styled
for superior passenger comfort.
PiperJet Altaire Image Courtesy Piper
Maximum Cruise Speed:
360kts (+5%/-2.5%) Useful Load: 800lbs (+/- 5%) full fuel Range: 1300 NM (+/- 5%) with NBAA Reserves
The new PiperJet has a range of 1,300 nautical miles?
The new PiperJet has a full-fuel payload of 800 lbs.?
The new PiperJet offers an optional lavatory?
The new PiperJet offers an optional 7th seat?
The new PiperJet offers an oversized 36" door?
The new PiperJet's wing spar is situated below the cabin
floor to create more cabin space and increased passenger
comfort?
The new PiperJet's dynamic seats are certified to higher
safety standards?
The new PiperJet incorporate's single-engine turbine power
for optimum cost efficiency?
The new PiperJet offers unbelievable value and the promise
of Piper's legendary uncompromising standards?
Piper offers aircraft for every general aviation mission,
from trainers and high-performance aircraft for personal and
business use, to turbine-powered business aircraft to the
PiperJet.
The PiperJet slices through the sky,
reaching a cruising speed of 360 knots*.
Its mission-capable profile and sensuous
luxury set the
standard in its class.
With a range of 1300 nautical miles* and
a full-fuel payload of 800 lbs.*, its a
jet destined for legendary status.
This
six-seat jet aircraft with an optional
seventh seat includes ample baggage
space inside and outside the pressure
vessel to
accommodate your cargo needs.
Cutting-edge and superbly capable, the
PiperJet will be certified to altitudes
that take you above the weather while
combining
performance with the latest
safety technologies and features. It is
this blend that makes the PiperJet an
aircraft to be reckoned with.
*See official
performance guarantees as referenced in
PiperJet Aircraft Purchase Agreement.
Dimensions
Length
Height
Wing span
Cabin seating
Performance
Maximum cruise speed guaranteed
Full-fuel payload (on standard
equipped aircraft) guaranteed
Maximum range guaranteed
339
166
447
6 or 7
360 ktas (+5%/-2.5%)
800 lbs (+/-5%)
1,300 nm (+/-5%)
Features
Six-seats standard, 7th seat
optional.
Optional lavatory, entertainment
center, utility loading
configurations.
Auto throttle (optional)
Engine trend monitoring
FADEC engine
FIKI (approved for Flight Into
Known Icing)
Performance computer
Base Price: $2.199M (in 2006 $
with a CPI-W escalator)
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