Post by Robert JaroszPlease give me some examples of executive aircrafts for 6 people with piston
engine. I need to make an analysis of the evolution of such aircrafts during
last 30-40 years.
I gather this is a school assignment ;)
I don't think there has been any evolution on this front in the last
30 years. Maybe something was happening behind the Iron Curtain but in
the decadent West, piston twin development died in the 1970s.
Somebody is offering a diesel conversion of the Duke but that is at
least a 30 year old airframe, AFAIK.
The Diamond DA42 is a new piston twin (diesel) but it is a 4-seater.
Development in the "executive" market has been mostly single turboprop
(TBM700 etc, $3M) and perhaps one or two twin turboprops? The popular
King Air is very old too.
There is now a lot of development in the single turboprop market
again, e.g. the totally amazing Epic Dynasty which I would have
immediately if somebody gave me the $$$ and a hangar to park it :)
Then of course everybody and their dog is developing what are called
"very light jets" (VLJs)....... these are mostly 6-seaters but as with
most 6-seaters (except perhaps the Aztec, or a 421C if you want
pressurisation) by the time you put six fat Brits or Yanks in there
you can't carry much (or any) fuel. There are also some single engine
light jets e.g. Diamond, Cirrus and Eclipse all of which are a long
way from certification.
By "executive" I would assume one requires a ceiling of at least
25,000 feet and pressurisation and de-ice, to give a decent mission
capability.