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Light business jet

The SyberJet SJ30 is a light business jet built by American company SyberJet Aircraft. In October , Ed Swearingen announced the new design, a 6 to 8 person aircraft powered by two Williams FJ44 turbofans. Initially backed by Gulfstream Aerospace from October , the Jaffe Group took over in September and the first SJ flew on February 13, but development halted afterwards.

The Taiwan-based Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation rescued the program, the jet was stretched by ft ( m) into the SJ with a wingspan increased by six feet ( m).

It made its first flight on November 8, and was certified by the FAA on October 27, , before a first delivery by November 1, Dubai investors acquired Sino Swearingen in , changing its name to Emivest, but production ceased in November and the company filed for bankruptcy on October 26, On April 7, , assets were sold to its aft fuselage supplier Metalcraft Technologies, renaming the company SyberJet Aircraft and planning to restart production in With updated avionics and interior, the SJ30i made its maiden flight on October 9,

Development

Ed Swearingen announced a new design for a light twin business jet in October , the SA Fanjet.^[2] The SA was to be a 6 to 8 person aircraft powered by two Williams FJ44 turbofans and with a highly swept wing of relatively small area.

It was planned to be more efficient than contemporary business jets, and to sell for $2 million.^[3] In October an agreement was signed with Gulfstream Aerospace with the SA to be manufactured and sold by Gulfstream as the Gulfstream Gulfjet. Gulfstream withdrew from the project in September , causing Swearingen to get backing from the Jaffe Group of San Antonio, with the aircraft to be built in a factory next to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.

This resulted in the aircraft again being redesignated as the SJ (later "SJ").

The first SJ flew on 13 February , and was demonstrated at the Paris Air Show, but development ground to a halt when financial support from the state of Delaware was withdrawn.^[3] The program was rescued by Lockheed, who arranged a joint venture between Swearingen and Taiwanese investors as part of the offset agreement for Taiwan's purchase of the F fighters.

The Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation was set up, with the aircraft now to be built at Martinsburg, West Virginia.^[3]

Sino Swearingen

It was subsequently decided to modify the original design as the SJ, with a 4&#;ft 4in ( m) longer fuselage and wingspan increased by six feet ( m).^[4] This promised a significant increase in range.

The prototype was modified and flew in the new configuration on 8 November , and with the intended FJa engines on 4 September ^[3] Amidst construction delays caused by funding issues, two "as-designed" pre-production aircraft (serial numbers , performing the aerodynamics/stability & control testing; and , performing systems testing) were built and the design entered certification testing.

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In Sino Swearingen petitioned to certify as a Commuter Category aircraft arguing that it was as safe, or safer than the current Part 23 Commuter Category aircraft. At the time only the Fairchild Metro 23 and the Beechcraft D had been certified under these rules. Approval of this request allowed the SJ30 program to exceed the 12,&#;lbs takeoff weight limit of Part 23 and paved the way for other companies to follow the SJ30 lead.

In April , S/N crashed during flight testing, causing further delays in the certification program. The crash was attributed to "incomplete high-Mach design research, which resulted in the airplane becoming unstable and diverging into a lateral upset."^[5][6] After a series of additional design changes, S/N , originally slated as the functionality & maintainability (F & M) test article, took over the testing role of S/N (with S/N taking on the F & M role).

The SJ was certified by the FAA on October 27, ^[7] The first production SJ30, S/N , was delivered to its first customer by November 1, ^[1]

Emivest

Sino Swearingen was acquired by investors from Dubai in The Dubai-based company became the majority shareholder in Sino Swearingen, with the Taiwanese government and private investors taking minority stakes.

The company name was changed to the Emivest Aerospace Corporation.

The order book for the $ million aircraft was reported to be largely unaffected by the funding setbacks, with the tally reportedly exceeding units including from Action Aviation.

Production ceased in November ^[8] On October 26, , Emivest filed for bankruptcy after being unable to find further funds to continue operations.^[9]

Since Metalcraft

On April 7, , a judge approved sale of Emivest assets to MT LLC of Utah, an ownership group affiliated with Metalcraft Technologies, Inc.

of Cedar City, Utah, a parts supplier for the SJ According to a news article, Emivest vice president Mark Fairchild stated that according to his understanding, MT planned to maintain Emivest as a jet manufacturer, though he didn't know any details.^[10]

As of June 15, , Metalcraft Technologies, the Cedar City, Utah-based company that purchased Emivest out of bankruptcy, MT LC, announced that the new company name would be SyberJet Aircraft.^[11] Metalcraft also owns the SJ30 type certificate.^[12][13] Metalcraft-owned SyberJet plans to restart production in ^[8]

Metalcraft Technologies was the aft fuselage supplier for the aircraft and its parent MTI made the acquisition in ^[14] The five incomplete jets acquired from Emivest will be offered as SJ30is, an upgraded SJ certificated in with four in service.

SJ30i is FJAP-2A-powered, has new avionics based on Honeywell’s Primus Epic , and redesigned interior.^[15] It is priced at $ million.^[16]

The SJ30i made its maiden flight on 9 October from San Antonio, Texas, starting an month certification test program with deliveries planned for early ^[17] In January , it completed a series of avionics tests (so-called aircraft control identification (ACID) tests), logging 55 hours in total.^[18]

The $9 million SJ30x will be the new production from Serial number 15, with leaner and higher thrust FJAPs; certification and service entry are scheduled for ^[16]

Design

The SJ30 can seat up to six passengers plus one pilot.

A unique feature of this aircraft is that it maintains a 'sea level cabin' (zero cabin altitude) up to 41,&#;ft^[19] (due to its 12 psi differential pressure) thereby reducing fatigue due to high cabin altitude on long journeys.

The SJ30 was the first aircraft designed around a 12&#;psi (&#;bar) cabin for more comfort in the cabin.

The 12 psi cabin results in a sea level cabin through 41,&#;ft and less than a 1,&#;ft cabin at its ceiling of 49,&#;ft. The 12 psi cabin was first demonstrated in flight by company pilots on August 23,

Operational history

By , only a single SJ was flying.^[20]

Records

The SJ30 holds the following world's records through the FAI/NAA:

• Recognized Speed Over a Closed Course - San Antonio, TX to Goose Bay, Canada
• Recognized Speed Over a Closed Course - San Antonio, TX to London, England
• Recognized Speed Over a Closed Course - London, England to Dubai.

  UAE

In , Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the international umbrella organization of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) awarded Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation's SJ30 the FAI Honorary Group Diploma.

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Variants

SJ (flown, but never certified)

Prototype (S/N ) later modified to SJ standard.

SJ (certified in )

Stretched production variant.

Sino Swearingen Aircraft manufactured: Flight test articles (S/N's , , and ); Production aircraft (S/N's , , and ).

Emivest Aerospace manufactured: S/N's and

SJ30i, by SyberJet Aircraft; scheduled to be certified by

SJ with new SyberVision avionics and new Jason Castriota Interior (S/N's , , , , , and ); Retrofits (S/N ).

SJ30x; planned for

SJ30i powered by Williams International FJAP engines.

Begins at S/N

Specifications (SJ30i)

Data fromBusiness & Commercial Aviation^[21]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 or 2 pilots (the SJ30 is certified as single pilot)
• Capacity: 7 occupants (including crew)
• Length: &#;ft (&#;m)
• Wingspan: &#;ft (&#;m)
• Height: &#;ft (&#;m)
• Empty weight: 8,&#;lb (4,&#;kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 13,&#;lb (6,&#;kg)
• Pressurization: 12&#;psi (&#;bar)
• Cabin height: &#;ft (&#;m)
• Cabin width: &#;ft (&#;m)
• Powerplant: 2 × Williams International FJAturbofan, 2,&#;lbf (10&#;kN) thrust each

Performance

• Maximum speed: &#;kn (&#;mph, &#;km/h) ^[22]
• Stall speed: 93&#;kn (&#;mph, &#;km/h) ^[22]
• Range: 2,&#;nmi (2,&#;mi, 4,&#;km) ^[22]
• Service ceiling: 49,&#;ft (15,&#;m)
• Rate of climb: 3,&#;ft/min (&#;m/s) ^[22]
• Fuel burn at high-speed cruise: 1,&#;lb/h (&#;kg/h) at kn TAS at FL
• Fuel burn at long-range cruise: &#;lb/h (&#;kg/h) at kn TAS at FL

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