Originally Posted by
Guptar
While it's not a PC24, the Phenom 300E is pretty close to identical in performance and fuel burn, so this is an interesting video to watch to give you an idea of the fuel flows at cruise. Interestingly you can get the Phenom down to 800 pph at 420ish kts which is similar to a Kingair 350 going flat chat at 310 kts.
One interesting thing about the PC24 which I had a look at a few weeks ago was the fit and finish of the skin panels and paint. Absolutely flawless. It looked like the paint on a Bentley. Makes the new Cessna Citations loook like a HQ Holden from the 70's. That is something that non-pilot passengers really notice when they walk up to an aircraft.
The Phenom 300 is a very nice looking aircraft. I parked next to one in Sydney the other day (see pic).
While I don't know much about them at all, I believe the Phenom has a little more speed and a little more range, but the -24 has a bigger cabin and better field performance.
You are spot on about the finish and attention to detail. It really is flawless and on another level to other light jets I've seen.
In the -24 we see fuel flows in the 800s during the last part of a long flight at FL450, but not quite right down at 800.
Both are great aircraft for sure, and as long as you go right up high, very efficient.
