Twin Engined Bizjet (Dissimilar engines)

[dogcharlietree]

A few years ago and I think it was in BCA magazine, there was an article on a proposed bizjet aircraft with two centre-line engines of dissimilar thrust.
The whole (proposed) idea was to take off and climb on both engines and when in cruise shut one down (and I can't remember if it was the big one or the small one).
Does anyone remember this article? Sounded like a good idea at the time.

[zalt]

Was the time 1978?

The Hustler was a mixed-power seven-seat executive/utility aircraft designed by American Jet Industries (later Gulfstream American) in the late 70s. I confess to working for them for a years or so at that time. The aircraft had a nose-mounted turboprop and a tail-mounted turbofan.

Hustler 400 was the prototype that first flew Jan 11, 1978 with a PT6A-41 in the nose and initially an uncertified Williams WR19-3-1 in the tail. The Williams engine was then replaced by the certified JT15D and the fueselage extended.

http://www.machdiamonds.com/hustler400.jpg

Hustler 500 (http://www.machdiamonds.com/hustlerbrochure.pdf) was modified with a Garrett TPE331 in the nose and was flown in this configuration in 1981 but the program was suspended due to a a collapse in the GA market. Elements for the design were used in the Peregrine 600 jet trainer that lost out to a Fairchild design for a failed USAF T-37 replacement contract called NGT.