| | Scaled Composites: Williams International V-Jet II |
 | | Williams also announced that, although the aircraft is early in its program of gradually expanding its flight envelope, the twin-engine "V-JET II" has already demonstrated docile stall characteristics for beginning pilots, and it has flown at 30,000 feet and at 295 knots true air speed. |
 | | Williams, currently in the component design phase of the engine technology program, is emphasizing low cost manufacturing processes suitable for high quantity production, and is active with key suppliers to minimize material and purchase parts costs. |
 | | The Williams design emphasized, and has now achieved for beginning pilots, very docile stall characteristics (because of the forward-swept wing) and minimum pilot action required in the event of a single engine-out condition (because of the close spacing of the engines in the unique Williams V-tail design). |
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