Spectrum S-40 Freedom
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The Spectrum S-40 Freedom is a business jet under development by Spectrum Aeronautical. The aircraft was announced at the 2006 NBAA Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Design and development
The S-40 is expected to be classified as a very light jet, albeit it is planned to feature a cabin comparable to the Lear 60, Hawker 800, Phenom 300 and the Citation XLS, at a Maximum Take-Off Weight of less than Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
It will be built using a graphite-epoxy construction process that makes the aircraft one third the weight of comparably sized aluminium airplanes. The aircraft is designed to cruise at Script error: No such module "convert". at speeds up to 435 knots (Mach 0.76) and fly as far as 4170 km - while consuming about 40% less fuel than conventionally built planes - using two GE Honda HF120 engines.[2]
The retail sales price of the aircraft is supposed to be US-$6.8 million. In May 2011 Spectrum president Austin Blue is quoted: "We are still trying to get the programmes advancing, but it is not easy" The aircraft is to be released about 12 months before the smaller Spectrum S-33 Independence.[3] FAA and JAA Type Certifications of the S-40 Freedom were initially estimated for 2010.
In 2016, the company stated that it was looking for funding to produce the S-40 in Mexico.[4]
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Capacity: 7-9 passengersTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convert
- Interior Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.8 m)
- Interior Width: 6 ft 0 in (1.8 m)
- Interior Length (Cabin Divider to PB): 16 ft 0 in (4.9 m)
- Interior Length (Total; PB to PB): 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)Template:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/length
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- Specific Range at LRC (nm/lbs. of fuel): Script error: No such module "convert".
- Time Between Engine Overhauls: 5,000 hours
- Time to FL450 (MTOW): Less than 20 minutesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
See also
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References
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- ↑ NBAA 2006: Spectrum enjoys a new Freedom Flightglobal, 17 October 2006
- ↑ "Honda Engine a Step Closer with Plant Groundbreaking"Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Aviation International News, November 29, 2007
- ↑ Kate Sarsfield: EBACE: New aircraft in the works, Flightglobal, 10 May 2011.
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