The VisionAire Vantage is a single engine aircraft made in the United States. VisionAire and Scaled Composites collaborated on the design of the Vantage. The entry-level corporate jet features a JT15D turbofan single engine and accommodates four people in the main cabin. The flight deck accommodates two people, including the pilot.
The Vantage, when empty, weighs 4,300pounds and the maximum takeoff weight is 7,500 pounds. The corporate jet offers a total cruising speed of 402 mph and an economical cruising speed of 287 mph. The total certified altitude is 41,000 feet. The initial rate of climb is 4,000 feet per minute. The aircraft is 41 feet long with a 47-foot wing span and 222-square-foot wing area.
The Socata TBM -700 is a high-performance corporate and business jet. The Socata, a France-based company, and Mooney, a United States-based company, joined forces in the development of the aircraft.
The TBM-700 accommodates up to five people in the main deck and the flightdeck offers space for a pilot and copilot. The plane weighs 4,101 pounds when empty and offers a total takeoff weight of 6,578 pounds. The aircraft is 34 feet long and 14 feet tall with a 193.8-square foot wing area and 41-foot wing span. It can reach a maximum altitude of 30,000 feet. The aircraft offers a total cruising speed of 344 mph and an economical cruising speed of 279 mph.
Grob manufactures the G-115 in Germany. The aircraft is a two-seater aerobatic trainer. The company constructs the plane with glass fiber reinforced plastic. Grob built the first G-115s in the early 1980s.
The aircraft accommodates only two people. The G-115A trainer weighs 1,300 pounds empty and includes a total takeoff weight of 1,874 pounds. The plane offers a maximum speed of 136 mph and a cruising speed of 128 mph. The rate of climb is 690 feet per minute. The G-115A has a 32-foot wingspan and a 131.4-square foot wing area.
