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Re:The potentially revolutionary Celera 500L aircraft by VBprogrammer on Thursday August 27, 2020 @05:46AM (#24291807)
Single engine aircraft with a range of around 800 miles are regularly ferried across the Atlantic. Now, I'm not for a minute suggesting that this is an everyday pleasure flight, it's something which takes planning, preparation and additional equipment. However, all I'm pointing out is that range would be the least of your problems if any of the claims prove true.

If you are interested this site gives a good overview of the routes and the legs involved http://220kts.com/ferry-flights/atlantic-ferry-routes.html

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Re:The potentially revolutionary Celera 500L aircraft by SideburnsOfDoom on Thursday August 27, 2020 @07:56AM (#24292754)
Ferrying is not a paying passenger flight, correct?

How would single-engine craft comply with ETOPS - the relevant standard for passenger flights, or equivalent?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETOPS

https://aerosavvy.com/etops/

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Re:The potentially revolutionary Celera 500L aircraft by VBprogrammer on Thursday August 27, 2020 @10:16AM (#24293920)
The short answer is they don't and it's pointless to ask about it since these flights are conducted under part 91 for private aviation. There is almost no charter or scheduled flights allowed on single engine aircraft in Europe and the few that do exist are using single engine turbines on an exemption (the exemption is based on the fact turbines have a demonstrated order of magnitude better reliability).
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Re:The potentially revolutionary Celera 500L aircraft by NovemberWhiskey on Thursday August 27, 2020 @11:27AM (#24294611)
This has changed relatively recently (2017) in the EASA rules and single-engine IFR charter flying is possible without special exemptions as long as the engine has demonstrated good reliability (basically it means turbine engines).
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Re:The potentially revolutionary Celera 500L aircraft by SideburnsOfDoom on Thursday August 27, 2020 @10:47AM (#24294189)
> There is almost no charter or scheduled flights allowed on single engine aircraft in Europe

So, without new regulation, this aircraft will not carry out "charter or scheduled flights in Europe" ?

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