Vision jet goes for a swim

[MFE]

"under water" on the note, needed a "bailout"?

 

[TCABM]

This is a jet. With a v tail.

So you’re saying Textron parts pricing is in effect?

 

[iamtheari]

Yeah, I cheated a little bit on the Pipersport

But it’s not just LSA, but modern designs in general. Look at the Tecnam P2010 and the various Diamonds.

I wonder what fraction of GA tricycle designs below 12,500 lbs that were designed after, say, 1965 are free-castering. Van’s “A” models, Cirrus, etc.

 

[Kenny Phillips]

This is a jet. With a v tail.

I meant (obviously) with a castering nose wheel.
But there are hundreds of SF50s, in any case.

 

[donjohnston]

All Velocity's are free castering nose wheels. I started designing a steerable nose gear for mine but gave up.

I had a similar event with mine while on rollout from landing. Right brake failed and the plane gradually went off the left side of the runway. Missed the the lights and ended up in the grass.

 

[kkoran]

In addition to the parachute, maybe they should be equipped with pop-out floats.

 

[Pinecone]

I wonder what fraction of GA tricycle designs below 12,500 lbs that were designed after, say, 1965 are free-castering. Van’s “A” models, Cirrus, etc.

American Aviation/Grumman/Gulfstream singles all do.

AA-1 and -5 series.

 

[Plano Pilot]

Does the SF50 have any kind of emergency braking system? The jets I have flown had one or two hydraulic systems going to the brakes or you could release nitrogen into a single brake system. Turboprops you could use reverse.

 

[Kritchlow]

Best one… go to about 3 minutes in…

 

[Kent Wien]

“Who’s the U-Boat commander?”

 

[Jim_R]

I didn't realize that there was a seaplane option available for the Citation.

Yeah, but it's really expensive, and you can only use it once.

 

[luvflyin]

Best one… go to about 3 minutes in…

Seems I remember another one like that. I think it was a Hawker.

 

[Spinka]

The Citation guy had a sense of humor, his next Citation was registered, OY-WET.