What is this little jet? It’s parked at a local municipal airport and with the twin engines and small size it looks like it would be quite a powerful little toy!
That is definitely it. Armament? LOL! It looks like it should be faster. Maximum speed: 650 km/h (404 mph; 351 kn) at sea level Cruise speed: 570 km/h (354 mph; 308 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft) Range: 1,500 km (932 mi; 810 nmi) at 7,000 m (23,000 ft) Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft) Rate of climb: 11.50 m/s (2,264 ft/min) Take-off run: 750 m (2,460 ft) Armament Guns: Provision for 2× machine guns in nose Rockets: Racks for 4× 90 mm rockets Bombs: 2× 50 kg (110 lb) bombs
Plus they all come with a white flag already installed... It was developed as a trainer. When the French airforce didn't select it the added 2 more seats and sold it as a liason aircraft and early business jet. The business jet side pretty much died when the Lear 23 came out.
Slow, French (with a French engine), and no parts availability? And I thought the guy I saw read-end a cop this morning was fukt.
