Foxjet ST600

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name= ST600


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type= Light business jet
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The Foxjet ST600 was a small business jet under development in the United States in the late 1970s. Problems with development, particularly in finding a suitable powerplant, caused the project to be abandoned before any substantial work on the prototype had been done, but the concept proved to be ahead of its time, foreshadowing the very light jets of thirty years later.

Design and development

The ST600 was of familiar business jet configuration, with a low wing, cruciform tail, swept flying surfaces, and engines mounted on pods on the sides of the rear fuselage. The intentions of the project were to create a practical business jet small enough and light enough to take advantage of smaller airfields at a cost of around half of what full-size business jets of the day were selling for.

Three mockups were constructed and were widely displayed at aviation shows around the United States, and the project got as far as Foxjet contracting Aeronca to construct the prototype. The engines, however, proved a major stumbling block. The tiny Williams Research WR44 turbofan that had made the project possible received certification for use in a passenger-carrying engine, but due to the its selection as the powerplant for cruise missiles, the United States government blocked non-military use of the engine. Without a suitable alternative available, the project was doomed.

In 2006, a Foxjet mockup was exhibited at the AOPA expo at Palm Springs, Florida by Millennium Aerospace, which had purchased rights to the design in May. The company announced plans to resurrect the design and market it with Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615 engines.

pecifications (as designed)

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crew=One-two pilots
capacity=4-5 passengers
length m=6.26
length ft=20
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height m=3.12
height ft=10
height in=3
wing area sqm=11.6
wing area sqft=125
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empty weight kg=1,092
empty weight lb=2,408
gross weight kg=2,064
gross weight lb=4,550
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cruise speed kmh= 660
cruise speed mph= 410
range km=2,250
range miles=1,400
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ceiling m=12,500
ceiling ft=41,000
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climb rate ftmin=3,400
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* Cessna Citation Mustang
* Eclipse 500
* Embraer Phenom 100

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External links

* [http://www.machdiamonds.com/foxjet.html machdiamonds.com]