Analysis by airplane class
Cruise altitude in upper flight domain
> 38 000 ft
Cruise altitude in lower flight domain
< 28 000 ft
Evolution led by the appearance of Price Induction’s engines
Evolution led by the appearance of Williams and PWC’s engines
From 450 k$ to 1 M$
PLJs are usualy presented in twin engine configuration. There are accessible to most private pilots, efficient and they can be used in any circumstances with a high level of safety, low maintenance and reasonable operating costs.
From 750 k$ to 1.2 M$
From 1.6 to 2.5 M$
From 4 to 12 M$
Above 15 M$
Cessna
Piper
Socata
Cirrus
Diamond
Vulcanair
Mooney
Continental
Lycoming
Rotax
Price Induction
Eclipse
Mustang
Adam
Phenom
Williams
Pratt & Whitney CANADA
Citations
Learjet
Hawker
Phenom
Premier
Sino Sweringen
Williams
Pratt & Whitney CANADA
HoneyWell
Falcon
Global Express
Gulfstream
Pratt & Whitney
Rolls Royce
General Electric
Snecma
Traditional
- Weight < 2500kg
- Mach < 0.3
- Nm < 1500
- On the market: 1955/60
Personal Light Jet
Very Light Jet
- Weight < 3500kg
- Mach < 0.7
- Nm < 2500
- On the market: 2006
Business Jet
- Weight < 8500kg
- Mach < 0.9
- Nm < 3500
- On the market: 1965
Corporate
- Weight > 8500kg
- Mach < 0.92
- Nm > 3500
- On the market: 1980
Dedicated to professionals :
General and
Light Aviation
Manufacturers
The DGEN 380 has been designed to meet the requirements of general and light aviation manufacturers worldwide.
Of around 300 listed manufacturers in general aviation, about fifty could be interested in a new small turbofan engine.
Some are established in Europe but the majority is located in the USA and Canada.
The DGEN’s idea is to give to the manufacturers the possibility to design and manufacture aircrafts powered by turbofans adapted to their market,
their know-how, and their established production capabilities.
Observation: VLJs are not adapted to the sector of general aviation.
Price Induction has noticed that 99 % of light aircraft manufacturers have never integrated this type of engine and, above all,
don’t know or have no experience in designing aircraft exceeding Mach 0.5 (VLJ).
In addition, the certification cost of a Mach 0.6 aircraft flying above a 38 000 ft altitude is between five and eight times more
expensive than for a typical general aviation aircraft. The development of such an aircraft is thus out of reach for the majority of light aircraft manufacturers.
Interest of turbofan DGEN: development of PLJ.
The Personal Jet concept also allows light aircraft manufacturers to retain elements (the wing for example) of aircraft currently in production, therefore drastically reducing development and certification costs.
In many cases, the Personal Jet will be designed around existing components or entire aircrafts already in production.
The DGEN 380 allows light aircraft manufacturers to expand their product line through a simple evolution of their existing capabilities and does not require the incorporation of new competence or production capabilities.
