| | AASI JETCRUZER - Archived 10/2003 |
 | | JETCRUZER 500. Pressurized version of the 450. It is powered by a single PT6A-66A turboprop engine. Besides the standard corporate configuration, the aircraft was also marketed in cargo, medical evacuation, and military patrol configurations. |
 | | This aircraft, named JETCRUZER, could seat five passengers plus the pilot and cruise in excess of 250 knots. It utilized large, swept, aft-mounted main wings and foreplanes (canards). All airfoils were constructed of aluminum alloy, while the fuselage was a graphite composite/Nomex honeycomb structure embedded with aluminum mesh. |
 | | JETCRUZER 500. AASI converted the two JETCRUZER 450 preproduction prototypes to the 500 configuration. The initial flight of the first modified 500 prototype was made in August 1997. This aircraft was later retired. Flight testing continued with the second modified 500 prototype. |
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