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by **nzav8tor** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:46 am

Got a nice number on the MFD a couple of days ago which I thought was worthy of a shot. Not so fast really but pretty good for a Citation...

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by **chopper_nut** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:20 am

Heh, thats really moving along now isnt it. Good stuff.

by **ZK-Brock** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:03 am

Nice one Dave :thumbup:

by **Charl** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:14 am

Heh guess it's a safer photo to take than the one of the Bugatti speedo showing 400km/h!
Saw 1100km/h GS on a 744 eastbound to OZ once, that's what? 600kts?
What's the hottest corporate jet, then?

by **victor_alpha_charlie** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:18 am

Citation X?

by **Charl** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:26 am

Yeah I guess I did know that.
Turning to a quick Google...

Interesting the top 4 are all nominal 8-pax

Fastest: Cessna Citation X, the Mach 0.92 private business jet.
In its wake? The Falcon 7X (Mach 0.9; 685 miles an hour), the Gulfstream G550 (Mach 0.887; 675 miles an hour) and the Gulfstream G500 (Mach 0.887; 673 miles an hour), all equipped to carry eight passengers.

by **FlyingKiwi** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:42 am

Tupolev have an ongoing project to build a supersonic bizjet, and it appears that they have support from Boeing now as well. I think it's more a technology exploration project than an attempt to really sell lots of aircraft though.

Here's a link: http://www.tupolev.ru/english/Show.asp?SectionID=199

The first half of that page details the concept, and the second half basically explains all of the problems inherent in building such an aircraft.

by **A185F** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:27 pm

Crickey im likin that tu-444, although it seems to be just a flying fuel tank...

by **ardypilot** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:01 pm

And you get paid to fly at that speed!

Thats not fair!

by **G-HEVN** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 8:37 pm

Yeah, but he's paid by the hour, so he gets less for going fast! :lol:

(thought I was the only one that used the wings for doing paperwork! :lol:

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by **ZÃƒÂ¶ltuger** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:37 pm

G-HEVN wrote: Yeah, but he's paid by the hour, so he gets less for going fast!

haha, better drop some flaps then?

by **HardCorePawn** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:43 pm

G-HEVN wrote: (thought I was the only one that used the wings for doing paperwork! )

You just gotta remember not to dot your i's and j's too hard...

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