![]() It takes a few moments to start up the avionics but when completed you have nice set of instrumentation. Power on and avionics switched on and the panel starts to come to life. ![]() Canopy seal is three actions in pressure, safety lock and the actual canopy release lever. But there are three important pressurization switches and cockpit heating switches. Right Panel is mostly covered in circuit breakers (breakers for gear, avionics and engine are operational). Your outside static elements can be switched on and off here as well that includes wheel chocks and pitot covers. An important dial (unless you want to die) is the Pressurization Dial that shows you your cabin pressure. GPU (Ground Power Unit), Main battery and Avionic power switches, Igniter (to start the engine), Combined Starter & Generator switch (very clever), Boost pump, L&R Fuel Tanks transfer pump, Main fuel Throttle/cutoff and Airbrake levers. Left panel holds mostly all your main aircraft switches and controls. but it is not, and in fact quite the opposite in being actually very basic. This aircraft you would think being powered by a jetengine would be complex. Joysticks front and rear are beautiful and realistic, and the rudder pedals are basic lightweight metal. In the front the panel/glareshelid is quite high and restricts the viewpoint forward, in the rear it is far better and the view is simply excellent.Īerobask has taken a little liberty in the instrumentation and flat displays, but every Viperjet built is different and so there is really no standard in this area, so that is to our advantage than non-compliance.īelow on the center panel are four round backup instruments in Artificial horizon, Altitude, Speed and HSI (Heading indicator) and the main fuel switch is set below. But at least you can fly the aircraft from the rear position. The front pilot's position has full instrumentation and the rear is for basic instrumentation flying and aircraft control and a handy handgrip to hang on. Underneath that huge opening canopy, is the two seat formation layout. Internally it is very well crafted, no bulky ejector seats in here but leather couches and carpet. The left and right wing sections can clearly be seen as separate construction items and the curves and shape design is excellent. being composite you don't have the minute detailing of panels and screws, but were they are required they are well done for instrument or wing access and the wing tanks are very well detailed and realistic. The Viperjet is a striking aircraft, like a slightly smaller smoother version of the Hawk Trainer without the canted rear tailplanes. Performance: Rate of climb (aerobatic weight) 7500fpm / Rate of climb (gross weight) 5000fpm - Mmo (FL250) 0.72 / VNE (Sea Level) 375 KIAS - Maximum speed cruise (FL280) 400 KTAS - Economy cruise speed (FL280) 350 KTAS - Approach speed 120-130 KIAS / Landing Speed 95-105 KIAS - Landing speed Range economy cruise (with Tip Tanks) 1450 nm. so it makes the aircraft not really fit in anywhere and maybe it is that definition in why Viper Aircraft have sold only a handful of aircraft. In saying that the Viperjet is quite different in that "fun" category in the flying aspect. But aerobask do these aircraft very well, and they are a lot of fun to fly as well. The Viperjet has all the Aerobask traits, composite aircraft (tick), modern glass instruments (tick), lightweight (tick) and not usually mainstream aviation (tick). And you have to admit the Viperjet is a very striking aircraft for the sort money it costs as you would usually pay about 10 million apiece for something of this nature in built for the military (notwithstanding the military hardware and the outrageous development costs). ![]() This is a thoroughly composite material aircraft for lightweight and strength. The LXR version here uses the P&W JT15D-1A (2200 lbs thrust). The original Viperjet prototype flew late in October 1999 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2000.The MKII prototype flew on 12 June 2005 and you can upgrade your Mk1 to the MkII. This J85 version is the MkII as the MkI didn't really fly very well with the underpowered Turbomeca Marboré installed. The kit costs US$182,000 and you are going to spend another US$300,000 to $500,000 get it airborne, that is if you can find a General Electric J85 jet engine lying around. A two seater personal Jet aircraft is not your average General Aviation aircraft is it, as most aircraft in this category are for military (training) and in fact all personal tandem seaters except for a few odd aircraft from Burt Rutan like the VariEze which was a forerunner of the Viperjet because this Viper aircraft was also originally created with a pusher propeller 350 hp (261 kW) Continental TSIOL-550 powerplant then known as the Viperfan.īasically the ViperJet is a kit aircraft, homebuilt. When it appears you think "why didn't anyone else do that"? And there is a point to that question.
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