Adam A700
Prototype aircraft
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::summary Prototype aircraft ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | A700 AdamJet |
| image | File:Adam A700.jpg |
| type | Civil utility aircraft |
| manufacturer | Adam Aircraft Industries |
| first_flight | 28 July 2003 |
| status | Development ended April 2009 |
| number_built | 2 |
| developed_from | Adam A500 |
| :: |
|name = A700 AdamJet |image = File:Adam A700.jpg |caption = |type = Civil utility aircraft |manufacturer = Adam Aircraft Industries |designer = |first_flight = 28 July 2003 |introduction = |status = Development ended April 2009 |primary_user = |produced = |number_built = 2 |unit cost = |developed_from= Adam A500
The Adam A700 AdamJet was a proposed six-seat civil utility aircraft developed by Adam Aircraft Industries starting in 2003. The aircraft was developed in parallel with the generally similar Adam A500, although while that aircraft is piston-engined, the A700 is powered by two Williams FJ33 turbofans. The two models have about 80% commonality.
The prototype A700 first flew on July 28, 2003. Two conforming prototypes were built.
Development
Adam Aircraft ceased operations on 11 February 2008 and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation on 19 February 2008, prior to the certification or delivery of any production A700s.
In April 2008 Adam Aircraft was purchased from bankruptcy by AAI Acquisition Inc who have indicated their intention to continue with certification of the aircraft.
Industrial Investments, the Russian company that purchased Adam Aircraft, restarted work on the A700 and in May 2008 had 60 employees back at work. Industrial Investments reportedly ordered 75 A700s prior to Adam Aircraft's bankruptcy. AAI had initially intended to certify the A700 in the first quarter of 2010, but citing the 2008 financial crisis, President and CEO Jack Braly announced on 28 October 2008 that "Flight test and other development activity have been suspended". Braly indicated that the company's investment team and board of directors are reviewing the economic and market conditions and will decide on a new schedule for certifying the A700.
The Federal Aviation Administration accepted the previous certification data that Adam Aircraft recorded, which would have greatly simplified certification efforts by the new company, however in April 2009 Adam Aircraft ceased operations and laid off all its staff, ending development of the A700.
In April 2011 Triton Aerospace, the new holder of the type certificate, indicated that they would concentrate on the A500 and had no plans to continue development of the A700, even though they had two disassembled examples.
Design
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As with the earlier-designed A500 piston-engined model, the A700 featured a straight tapered wing, a central fuselage, and twin wing-mounted booms which supported aft twin rudders linked by a high horizontal stabilizer. Unlike on the A500, the A700's two engines were mounted on the sides of the fuselage, in a non-centerline thrust arrangement, eliminating one of the design advantages of the A500 configuration.
In order to balance the twin rear-mounted engines properly, the forward fuselage was lengthened by 4 feet. In the A500, the front engine is balanced by the rear engine and empennage. In the A700, the longer front fuselage balances the rear engines and empennage.
Specifications (A700)
|ref=Adam Aircraft website |prime units?=imp General characteristics
|crew=one or two pilots |capacity=four to six passengers, depending on cabin configuration |length ft=40 |length in=9 |length note= |span ft=44 |span in=0 |span note= |height ft=9 |height in=7 |height note= |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil=NASA LS(1)-0417 |empty weight lb=5550 |empty weight note= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight lb=9350 |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general= Powerplant
|eng1 number=2 |eng1 name=Williams FJ33-4A |eng1 type=turbofan engine |eng1 lbf=1350 Performance
|max speed mph=382 |max speed note= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed note= |stall speed mph=73 |stall speed note= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed note= |range miles=1611 |range note= |combat range miles= |combat range note= |ferry range miles= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling ft=41000 |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |climb rate ftmin=2550 |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |thrust/weight=
|more performance= |avionics=*Avidyne Entegra (Glass Cockpit)
References
References
- Avweb News Stream. (July 2003). "Adam Leads Mini-Jet Race".
- Adam Aircraft. (January 2008). "Adam Aircraft 2007 Year End Review".
- Niles, Russ. (February 2008). "Adam Aircraft Suspends Operations".
- Yamanouchi, Kelly. (February 2008). "Adam Aircraft files Chapter 7". Denver Post.
- Niles, Russ. (April 2008). "Court Approves Adam Sale To Russian-Backed Firm".
- Niles, Russ. (May 2008). "Adam Aircraft Reported Back In Business".
- AVweb Editorial Staff. (August 2008). "AVwebFlash Complete Issue: Volume 14, Number 31e".
- Niles, Russ. (October 2008). "A700 Certification Shelved".
- AAI Acquisition. (October 2008). "AAI Acquisition President and CEO Jack Braly Announces Strategic Realignment".
- Thurber, Matt. (May 2009). "Remnants of Adam Aircraft See Final Shutdown".
- Niles, Russ. (April 2011). ""New" Adam 500 In The Works". AvWeb.
- Adam Aircraft. (n.d.). "A700 Specifications".
- "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage".
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