Originally Posted by
sellbydate
No new field performance figures post certification are promulgated yet, still only the old pre-certification sales brochure very broad-brush estimates. What we want is the real landing (in particular) and take-off figures for this speedy, slippery jet with tiny little brakes and not a lot of lift dump capability, albeit there's the clam-shell type brakes as an option but not as standard fit.
You nailed it, there is a suspicious lack of proven,actual data... The clamshell air brake you speak of isn't really a lift dump mechanism like the Cessna but it is a $100,000 option.