vip private jet

The faster tempo is a welcome relief from the frustrating period in February and March when bad weather and foreign object damage to one of the engines on N503EA slowed progress. Having racked up early hours in January, the aircraft flew just 3h in five days in February. Despite the short hours, the test team expanded the landing gear in the normal and emergency operating envelope and opened the flap operational envelope to 200kt (370km/h). Minimum speed was lowered to 72kt at maximum weight.