{"id":63,"date":"2019-07-20T14:38:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T14:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.e-flight-journal.com\/?p=63"},"modified":"2019-07-21T18:27:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T18:27:09","slug":"pegasus-vtol-business-jet-a-vision-from-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/?p=63","title":{"rendered":"Pegasus VTOL business jet: A vision from Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the pursuit of new generation vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, no one is left behind and everyone has big ambition. A startup company from South Africa unveiled a VTOL business jet this year. Pegasus Universal Aerospace, founded by chairman Reza Mia from Pretoria, South Africa, unveiled a one eighth scale model of its Pegasus One VTOL jet at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) held in Geneva in May 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the company, the Pegasus One VTOL jet will be an eight-seat business aircraft powered by two GE CT7-8 turbine engines of 2,330-shp to drive in-wing lift fans and rear thrust fans through integrated gearboxes, all managed by multiple redundant computer systems. The airplane will have a range of 4,400 km when taking off from a runway or a range of 2,124 km when taking off vertically. The airplane will be all composite, will have a cruise speed of 796 km (430 knots).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For full report of the project, please read the PDF issue of „e-Flight-Journal“. New eflight Journal is being posted as PDF for free (read & download ) here.<\/a> <\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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