Aerostar

Friday, July 29, 2011 at 02:40 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The Aerostar has been successfully converted into a jet, utilizing wing-mounted Pratt & Whitney PW615 engines, which necessitated significant wing remanufacturing.
This distinctive wing-mounted engine configuration is unusual for business jets and has been compared to the WWII Messerschmitt 262.
Future development plans include a fuselage stretch to accommodate additional seating or a hard-sided lavatory to enhance customer appeal.
The project is also focused on integrating advanced avionics solutions to manage engine gauges and other key features.

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The Aerostar has evolved into a jet.

**The engines, Pratt & Whitney PW615s, are wing mounted, which required remanufacturing the section of the wing where the nacelles had been. The engine inlets are bleed air heated; the wings will be deiced with boots. ** Robert Goyer

With its engines mounted on the wing, a configuration that is not common in business jets, the Aerostar Jet reminds many of the late WWII Messerschmitt 262 jet. Robert Goyer

**Down the road the jet will likely get a stretch of a few feet, giving it room for two extra seats or a hard sided lav, two features that will help attract customers and differentiate it from competitors. ** Robert Goyer

**Aerostar is looking for integrated avionics solutions, which is always a key feature on conversion products and, as is the case with the Aerostar jet, sometimes a requirement to display engine gauges. ** Robert Goyer

**An Aerostar throttle quadrant unlike any other in the world. ** Robert Goyer

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