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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 |
A good way of measuring a person’s or a business’ success is by purchasing items those are not of common use by everyone. Things such as aircraft, luxury cars, yacht, and other rare items are among the choices. Aircrafts for sale are prominent over the Internet and dealers are offering affordable rates and financing terms on these items. Let us examine things that need to be considered on an aircraft before planning of any purchase.
Common uses of aircrafts are for business (e.g. commercial, touring, tourist ride, as company’s transportation), personal use, and personal collection. When investing on these items, one should opt for a good return of investment. The longer the service of the aircraft the more beneficial it is for the owner. This should be the first thing that a buyer should consider. There are plenty of aircrafts for sale that can certainly give the best return of investment.
Buying aircrafts does not necessarily mean that a buyer should look for expensive brand new units. There are used aircrafts for sale that can offer exceptional service to a buyer. These aircrafts may be half a century old or younger, but they are well maintained to last for a longer period and meet the expectation of its owner.
Looks and features of aircrafts for sale should also be considered. A buyer must consider the exact features needed for a desired aircraft. There are small planes such as the Cessna planes that are capable of having at least two passengers and there are also planes that can handle four passengers or more. Looks and features depend upon the type of aircraft that a buyer prefers. Aircraft types such as Helicopters, Twin Pistons, Turboprops, and Executive Jets are ideal for businesses or private individuals who need aircrafts for short and medium distance requirement. However, Executive Jets are also suitable for long distance flights.
Finding these flying machines is easy. There are thousands of aircraft dealers offering different terms and rates with their aircrafts for sale. Buyers should consider purchasing aircrafts that are durable no matter if they are new or used.
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Friday, November 7th, 2008 |
Want to enjoy the incredible view of London city? This experience and adventure can be a memorable event for you with the helicopter rides. The helicopter ride experience gift voucher is also an unusual and wonderful way to treat someone special. It befits as a perfect gift for all occasions.
The helicopter rides are available for both taking trial lessons or just enjoy the stunning views of earth. Helicopter flying lessons option is an ideal gift for persons who dream of flying aircrafts on the air. The flying lessons include how to fly a helicopter, hovering and manoeuvring. After a brief introduction about control panel you have the opportunity to control the aircraft using the dual controls. Throughout this exercise well trained pilot give instructions. The helicopter flying lessons is provided for a fixed time period. A candidate should meet the following eligibility criteria. The participant’s age should be above 18 years, height 6’4’’, weight 16 stone.
Helicopter flying experience gift is another fabulous gift to amuse your dear ones. You can consider this gift to newly wed couples, romantic couples, beloved etc. or to enlighten an occasion such as anniversary, valentine, birthday etc. This helicopter ride gift voucher let you sit back, relax and enjoy the country side view. The pilot is experienced and enriches you with details while flying over the important place. To make the occasion unforgettable you can carry a camera with you and take photographs. The helicopter rides are available for men, women and kids. At the end of the experience a certificate is awarded to the participant to preserve the moment.
Rides in helicopter let you enjoy the beautiful places and majestic towers that attracts both domestic and foreign tourist. There are numerous helicopter ride suppliers easily available. To purchase the helicopter riding experience at competitive rate just contrast the various shopping sites. Presenting helicopter rides are in vogue as they are full of fun and enthral.
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008 |
The Cessna Citation V aircraft also known as Citation Ultra is perhaps the best example of Cessna’s well-honed ability to continually evolve a time-tested airframe into a market-leading workhorse. Based on the wildly popular Citation II, which entered production in 1977, the Ultra adds a slightly stretched fuselage, a plush interior, a more efficient high-speed wing, more powerful engines and updated avionics.
This is the airplane fractional provider NetJets bet the farm on when it was coming of age in the 1990s. NetJets would become the largest operator of Ultras, buying more than 60 brand new, and the company routinely flies them more than 1,200 hours a year. Corporate operators also appreciate the Ultra’s simple systems and durability. One CFO practically gushed about his manufacturing company’s pair of Ultras, which each log more than 600 hours a year.
From Middle America, the airplane can hit either coast, most of the time without taking on fuel. The Ultra’s maximum cruising speed is close to 430 knots. At maximum weights, it can take off in less than 3,200 feet and land and stop in less than 2,200. It will climb to 45,000 feet at a blistering 4,100 feet per minute and carry two pilots and six passengers 1,960 nautical miles (no wind) and a full load of eight passengers somewhat shorter distances.
For its time, the Ultra offered the longest cabin in its class–17.3 feet, or four feet longer than a Learjet 31 or 35 and almost two feet longer than a Beechjet or a King Air 350. Slide, swivel and reclining executive passenger seats are arranged in a facing, double-club configuration. Adding a forward closet/refreshment center cuts the number of seats to seven (and yes, you really will want the in-cabin storage this offers–without it there is virtually none). The 14 cabin windows provide adequate natural light and the five-inch drop aisle yields 55.3 inches of “standing” room. The belted potty has privacy doors, a relief tube and a chemical toilet that must be emptied from the inside by carrying the basin through the passenger cabin.
The airplane’s 63 cubic feet of baggage space will swallow up to 1,450 pounds–850 in the nose and 600 in the aft compartment. That’s triple the luggage space of a Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft, according to Cessna.
The Ultra doesn’t have an auxiliary power unit, so to keep it cool on the ramp you need to either plug into a ground cart or spool up the right engine. The aircraft for sale does come standard with a “flood” cooling system that can be run on the ground through 10,000 feet. An optional vapor-cycle air-conditioning system works from the ground up to 18,000 feet and is something you really should have, as the flood system by itself doesn’t always get the job done.
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 |
The history of Cessna aviation began in June 1911, when Clyde Cessna, a farmer in Rago, Kansas, built a wood-and-fabric airplane and became the first person to build and fly a powered aircraft in the heartland of America, between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.
In 1924, Cessna partnered with Lloyd C. Stearman and Walter H. Beech to form the Travel Air Manufacturing Co., Inc., and served as its president. In January 1927 he left Travel Air to form his own business, the Cessna Aircraft Company. The first of his new monoplane designs, the “Phantom,” flew on August 13, 1927. Following that, the company created a series of successful four and six-place monoplanes.
With the collapse of Wall Street in the autumn of 1929, Cessna and other manufacturers soon found themselves with dramatically shrinking sales. Undaunted, Cessna, along with his son Eldon, rented facilities in the abandoned Travel Air complex and created the C.V. Cessna Aircraft Co. It built small, custom racing airplanes. Sadly, Cessna was dealt another blow in 1933 when his close friend Roy Liggett died in the crash of the CR-2 racer built by Clyde and Eldon. Cessna’s grief ran deep and he withdrew from aviation.
During this period, Cessna’s nephew, Dwane Wallace, had been working for Walter Beech doing engineering analyses on biplanes. Wallace, whose love of flying had been kindled as a teenager, soloed in a well-worn Travel Air in March 1932 and later earned his private pilot license. Although he continued to work diligently for Beech, Dwane had a dream: he was contemplating plans to reopen the Cessna Aircraft Company. His gamble was that the public would buy an upgraded version of Cessna’s 1928 Model AW cabin monoplane.
In January 1934, Dwane Wallace with his brother Dwight, a talented attorney, wrested control of their uncle’s derelict company from the board of directors. With Dwane at the helm, the Cessna Aircraft Company was reborn and the process of building it into a global success was begun.
In 1948, Cessna introduced the 170, a four-place tailwheel airplane powered by a 145-horsepower Continental engine. The airplane for sale, an obvious upgrade from the company’s previous 140 model, was a popular improvement. In November 1955 the tricycle derivative of the 170 first flew. Over 1400 were built in its inaugural year. This new airplane, later to be known as the Cessna Skyhawk, would become the most widely produced light aircraft in history. Cessna’s advertising has boasted that new or used Cessna aircraft have trained more pilots than those of any other company.
In 1985 Cessna was bought by General Dynamics Corporation and in 1986 production of piston-engine aircraft was discontinued. Over 35,000 172s had been manufactured up until that point. The corporation’s CEO, Russ Meyer, said that production would resume if a more favorable product liability environment were to develop. In 1992, Textron Inc. bought Cessna and, after passage of the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, resumed production of the piston-engine 172, 182, and 206 designs.
On 27 November 2007 Textron announced that Cessna had purchased bankrupt Columbia Aircraft for USD$26.4M and would produce its Columbia 350 and 400 as the Cessna 350 aircraft and Cessna 400 at the Columbia factory in Bend, Oregon. There had been speculation that the acquisition of the Columbia line would spell the end of the Cessna NGP project, but on September 26, 2007, Cessna Vice President for Sales, Roger Whyte, confirmed that development of the NGP project would continue, unaffected by the purchase of Columbia.
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008 |
An airport is a location where aircraft such as new or used airplanes, blimps, and new or used helicopters take off and land. It consists of at least one surface such as a runway, a helipad, or water for takeoffs and landings, and often includes buildings such as hangars and terminal buildings. Incepted the conventional transportation by palanquins, which was one of the luxurious methods used by the rich and nobles for traveling purposes, a list of Airports In India is grouped by state or Union Territory.
One can not say they have been neglected from the top priority list. Going by some important facts, it is completing to take a re-look in Airports in India. To satisfy the splurge in the demand for air travel, Air India purchased more than 68 jets from Boeing and Indian Airlines purchased 43 jets from Airbus. Also, others who have recently made significant investments in air travel are Jet Airways, IndiGo Airlines and Kingfisher Airlines.This has made air travel more luxurious and has immensely benefited the travelers and the travel agents.
Today, India boasts of a well-developed air network. In a vast country like India air-travel is the fastest mode of transportation to reach from one end to another. There is a good air connection to nearly all corners of India. Almost all the states and Union Territory have more than two airports, which are regularized by necessary air services with several airlines.
The number of full-fledged Airports in India is total up to nearly 92, out of which 12 are international airports. Each airport has good arrangements of signaling, landing, waiting lunge, etc. much of that many of the Airports in India are going under modernization every soon. Of that some are Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, Bangalore International Airport Bangalore, Karnataka, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata, West Bengal, Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Guwahati, Assam, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Chennai International Airport Chennai, Hyderabad Airport Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Goa Airport Vasco Da Gama, Goa, Amritsar International Airport Amritsar, Punjab, Cochin International Airport Cochin, Kerala, Trivandrum International Airport Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, etc.
In the past few years, several investments have been made in the Indian air industry to make use of its vast unutilized air transport network. Many low cost air carriers have also entered the Indian market in the past two to three years. This has also benefited the Indian economy and is the cause of the boom in the tourism industry.
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Friday, September 12th, 2008 |
The Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets designed by Bill Lear and produced first by Canadair until that company was bought by Bombardier Aerospace in 1986.
The aircraft was an independent design by Lear in 1976, who had resigned as Chairman of Lear Jet seven years previously. Originally dubbed the LearStar 600, Lear sold exclusive rights to produce and develop the design to Canadair, who renamed it the CL-600 Challenger.
While similar in general configuration to Lear’s previous designs, notable changes were made that distinguished the new aircraft from the Learjets, including the use of a widened fuselage that allowed a ‘walk-about cabin’, a feature not shared by any other business aircraft of the time.
On November 8 1978, the first prototype of the aircraft took off for the first time in Montreal, Canada. An April 3 1980 test flight in the Mojave Desert resulted in disaster, the aircraft crashing due to a deep stall, killing one of the test pilots (the other parachuted to safety). The second and third prototypes flew in 1979.
Despite the crash, both Transport Canada and the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States certified the aircraft in 1980, albeit with both handing over some restrictions to pilots including a limited maximum take-off weight. A large program to reduce the aircraft’s weight was then implemented to improve the aircraft’s range.
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 |
Founder Clyde Cessna built his first airplane in 1911, and taught himself to fly it! He went on to build a number of innovative airplanes, including several race and award winning designs. In 1934, Clyde’s nephew, Dwane Wallace, fresh out of college, took over as head of the company. During the depression years Dwane acted as everything from floor sweeper to CEO, even personally flying company planes in air races (several of which he won!) Under Wallace’s leadership, the Company making Cessna Aircraft eventually became the most successful general aviation company of all time.Cessna first began production of two seat light planes in 1946 with the model 120 which had an all aluminum fuselage and fabric covered wings. This was followed by a nearly identical model 140, with aluminum clad wings. More than 7,000 model 120-140’s were sold. Cessna stopped production of the 140 in 1951 in order to focus on four seat aircraft.
In 1966 Cessna restyled the airplane, adding a jaunty slant to the tail. The new style was enormously popular with pilots. Cessna made 3,000 model 150’s that year, the most of any year in the airplane’s history. That year Cessna also began assembly of 150’s at Reims Aviation in France. A total of 2,452 planes were built by Reims, including 47 assembled in Argentina.
The Cessna 150 standard engine is a four cylinder, 100 horsepower, Continental model 0-200. During it’s 18 year production history there were many changes to the 150 airframe and configuration.In 1970 Cessna introduced the model 150 “Aerobat” which became very popular in the Aerobatic training market, and remains a popular sport airplane.
In 1978 Cessna introduced a revised model, the 152, with a 110 horsepower Lycoming 0-235 engine. The Lycoming was chosen to make the 152 more tolerant of the extra lead in the new 100LL fuel, as well as provide a long overdue increase in horsepower. The cabin was also widened slightly to make room for the increased girth of late 20th century pilots. Unlike the Model 150, there were few changes in 152’s from one year to the next.
By the end of production in 1985, 31,533 Cessna 150-152’s had been manufactured worldwide. More pilots have flown Cessna 150-152’s than any other single model of airplane. Like most light plane companies in the US, Cessna stopped building light aircraft all together in the mid 1980’s because of excessive product liability lawsuits. The last Model 152 rolled off the production line in 1985.
Today Cessna is once again in the light aircraft business, building 172’s, 182’s and 206’s. Unfortunately, the high cost of production and insurance premiums make it unlikely that Cessna will reintroduce an affordable two seat aircraft. In the meantime, used 150-152’s are selling for three to five times their original price. Still, by comparison, the low quantities and astronomical prices of most other airplanes make the Cessna 150-152 one of the few genuine bargains in private aviation. Remarkably, 48 years after production began and 19 years since it ended, more than two thirds of all Cessna 150-152’s built are still flying.
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Monday, September 1st, 2008 |
Business, specialty and piston aircrafts are for sale to individuals or organizations. Generally, military planes are not for sale. The process is really complicated as it involves the approval from the country’s defense. Like cars, aircraft can be purchased through a loan. The planes are confined to that particular region where they were registered and hence they have to be obtained from the authorities of that particular Aviation Company. New and also used aircrafts can be obtained.
In general, 80 per cent of the sales are charters for commercial purpose. Aircraft can be obtained from dealers, brokers and private sellers across the world. The aircraft are advertised on the websites or auctioned for sale. New airplanes for sale like Cessna, Piper, Liberty, Socata, Luscombe, Diamond, and Tiger will also be listed in the websites. Through Airshow Aircraft sales, which started in the year 1995, it has been easier for aircraft buyers and sellers to meet and exchange information. The aircraft are listed in most websites according to manufacturer, broker, type and location, so it is easier for the customer.
The various airplanes that can be bought are jet, single-engine, multi-engine, helicopter, experimental, warplanes, seaplanes, antiques or turboprops aircrafts. Even parts of a plane are sold. Many planes cost approximately $50,000 like those in the FAA Sport Light Category. New planes cost approximately $300,000.
Many people cannot afford a $20,000 Cessna 150. Many other people buy brand new aircraft for $300,000 or more. Each is in its own “affordable” category.
Nevertheless, the purchase price isn’t really the biggest hurdle. The hourly operating cost is what stops many people from buying. You can always get a partner if you do not have enough for the purchase price, but if you can’t afford the hourly operating cost, you cannot fly. It costs a certain amount of money to operate an aircraft.
Each “category” has some basic figure. A two-place, fixed-gear, all-metal aircraft will cost a certain amount to fly per hour. There will be engine set asides for overhauls, fuel used, annual maintenance and unexpected maintenance. There is also insurance and storage. Even the Sport Category aircraft are costly to operate.
The above-mentioned Cessna can burn auto fuel if needed. But they still need oil changes, spark plugs and annual inspections. So it is better to consider the maintenance cost of the flight before buying.
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008 |
Most aircraft accidents occur during the takeoff and landing phase of the flight. Collisions with obstacles during climb out, runway overruns on landing occur too often.We will take a look at the various factors contributing to the performance of the aircraft in this part of the flight. Hopefully we help the pilot ensuring safe operation during these phases of the flight as the rules require that of the pilot in command.
Here we take a look on two performance factors, weight and air density. Weight is something we can do about but air density depends on more factors as we will see.The weight of an airplane directly influences the stall speed. A rule of thumb is that 10% increase in weight equals 5% increase in stall speed. And this has its effect on the performance of the aircraft.
Normally, liftoff speed is 15% above stall speed. Thus if weight increases, liftoff speed increases. As a result more time is needed (slower acceleration) to get to that liftoff speed and you will use more runway at the same time. General rule is that a 10% increase in weight means 20% more runway needed for takeoff.
During landing the same effects apply. A heavier commercial aircraft has a higher approach speed (stall speed is higher) and therefore needs more runway to stop. Rule of thumb: 10% more weight means 10% more runway needed when landing.When air density decreases both engine and aerodynamic performance decreases. The reason being is that air molecules are further apart from each other (thus less air per m3/ft3).
A number of factors (altitude/pressure, temperature and humidity) influence the air density. A higher altitude, higher temperature and high humidity all have one result: they lower the density of the air. And as a result of that they lower aircraft performance.
A standard atmosphere has been established to enable comparison of aircraft performance, calibration of instruments (altimeters, transponders encoders, etc) and meteorological purposes. There are a number of standards developed: sea level pressure is 1013.25 hPa (29.92 inHg), a temperature of 15 °C, pressure lapse rate is 1 hPa per 27 feet at lower altitudes (1″ per 1000 feet), temperature drop of 1.98 °C per 1000 feet (300 m) up to 36000 feet.
The performance of your aircraft depends on air density, which has a direct effect on lift, drag, engine performance and the propeller. When air density decreases, aircraft performance decreases. Rule of thumb: Density altitude can be calculated by taking pressure altitude and adding (or subtracting) 120 feet for each 1 °C difference above (or below) the standard atmosphere at that altitude.
When its not a turbo-prop aircraft it will also suffer from the less dense air. Each intake stroke (which is by volume) will contain less air molecules and thus less power can be developed by the engine. Propeller (and wing) efficiency is also reduced at higher density altitudes (for fixed and controllable types).
High density altitudes are most commonly found at high elevation airports in combination with high ambient temperatures. When there is also a low atmospheric pressure system this will accentuate the effect even more. Taking off in these conditions can be dangerous, make sure to check all related performance charts for your aircraft.
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Monday, August 25th, 2008 |
Corporate Aircraft Jet Charters, being one of the only executive jet charter brokers in Canada, offers all charter clients an opportunity to compare costs when looking at business aircraft charters, as a possible alternative to commercial aircrafts. This service pertains to passenger, cargo, air ambulance, aerial photography Business Aircrafts Provided By Our Companyand aerial sightseeing.
Corporate Aircraft Charters, with its worldwide affiliates, has access to over 20,000 airplanes, featuring piston, turbo-prop aircrafts, all size jets and helicopters. However they only work with “hand picked” operators. Their database is constantly updated and will act as your one stop resource, for any type of air charter service, from anywhere to anywhere. To be competitive, today’s management team cannot be restricted by the inflexibility of airline schedules. With private business aircraft charters you are able to set your own schedule. It can be changed or rescheduled, on short notice.
With a large number of jets and helicopters, Corporate Aircraft Charters has the freedom to accept last minute reservations or modifications for any type of flight. Whether you’re familiar with jet charters or are new to the scene, you’ll appreciate .In addition to the Rich and Famous there may be an occasion where commercial flights don’t work out for your own needs. The times aren’t convenient, the trip requires too many changes of aircraft or there might not be a commercial airport within a reasonable distance of your destination.
Even if you are a secretary, not normally involved in the day to day travel arrangements of the company, you probably are aware of the inconveniences and delays your own boss has to deal with every time he or she has to travel. It might be “just the ticket” he or she needs to avoid all the hassles they must endure when dealing with scheduled airlines. It takes care of all their concerns regarding Safety and Security. It also offers Comfort, Flexibility, Convenience and Dependability. As the person your boss normally depends on for everything you need to have a “source” or “go to” person you can depend upon to provide the best, fastest and most reliable suggestions and quotes for those airline requests. We’ve already seen the explosive growth of this market. We will be happy to guide you through the process.
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