SJ30-2 Achieves Performance Goals

Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation (SSAC) said earlier this month that its to-be-certified SJ30-2 light bizjet has met or exceeded all of the company’s performance specifications. Those parameters include speed, range, altitude and pressurization. The company’s numbers include high-speed cruise of Mach 0.83, which SSAC says is faster than all light business jets in production, and a maximum range of 2,512 nm — though not both at the same time. Presently, the company says it is finalizing the FAA certification process and expects to obtain its FAA Type Certificate, as planned, later this year. John Siemens, senior engineering test pilot for the SJ30-2, commented, It is good to know that our extensive flight test program has resulted in validation of our design goals. The SSAC test team has performed numerous tests to determine optimized performance. The company says the SJ30-2 fits into the light business jet category, which is usually considered as including aircraft weighing over 10,000 pounds but less than 20,000 pounds maximum gross takeoff weight. In addition to top speed and max range, other planned specifications SSAC says it has met include a maximum operating altitude of FL490 and a sea-level cabin to FL410. The SJ30-2 will also be certified for single-pilot operations, features a relatively low stall speed of 91 KIAS and will be comfortable with short-field operations, which SSAC says involves runways measuring less than 3,600 feet.