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The Tecnam P2010 (designed in 2010, FAR 23 certified in 2015) is the most recent single engine, 4 seat, high wing airplane to be certified by the FAA. The seco
by ksherlock 10y ago
The Tecnam P2010 (designed in 2010, FAR 23 certified in 2015) is the most recent single engine, 4 seat, high wing airplane to be certified by the FAA. The second most recent is the Cessna 177. That was certified in 1968.
- jfoutz 10y agoI like to think Eclipse had a shot, but they blew up in 2008. The housing boom might have been the only reason they existed, but the housing bust absolutely killed them. Having to throw away that first engine design could have been survivable if the economy didn't get so sucky so fast.
- FabHK 10y agoYeah, the whole very light jet (VLJ) thing sort of faltered. There was Eclipse, Piper Altaire, Diamond D-Jet, HondaJet, Adam A700, etc. Most of them were shelved, only the HondaJet is still being produced (in small numbers). As they say: The way to make a small fortune in aviation is to start with a big one.
- debergalis 10y agoCirrus just certified the SF-50 Vision, a new single-engine VLJ. Cessna doesn't call it this, but the Mustang is pretty close to VLJ sizes. (Not many being made though, as their M2 pretty much took over that space of the market.) The Embraer Phenom 100 is similar. Both have been reasonably successful.
- Tuxer 10y agoThat's just because new material technology makes high wing aircraft not very useful anymore. Plenty of low-wings get certified by the FAA (the cirruses, diamonds...)