OVERALL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 
                                        & OBJECTIVES

Design Objectives:

• Low initial cost
• Low operating cost
• Reasonable comfort level

Design Requirements:

• Design Payload
  Thirty (30) passengers with baggage
  Two (2) flight crew members
  Two (2) flight attendants
• Operate out of major airports.
• Ability to land/take-off on short (6000 feet) high altitude (7000 feet MSL), unimproved airstrips.
• Turbo-jet engine(s).
• Mission Alternates:
  1. Normal Range: Origin/Destination/Origin, 600 nm (at design payload)
     
     origin @MSL, no refuel at high altitude destination

     Maximum Range: 1200 nm @ 25000ft MSL (at 75% design payload)
     

     destination and origin at MSL (supply a Range/Payload curve)
• Maximum Cruise Mach Number: > 0.85 above 38000 ft MSL
• Best Cruise Mach number > 0.80 above 36000 ft MSL
• 45 minute hold at destination
• Cruise to alternate 250 nm with 20 minute hold
• One engine out: service ceiling at GTOW > 24000 ft MSL
• All weather flight capability.
• Certifiable under FAR Part 23.