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I saw a post on the Williams Turbine and thought I would post a reponse I
received from one of their reps to a question about the future availability
of the engine. What iritates me is that it is our Tax dollars that funded
the initial development of this engine via a NASA contract, yet it seems to
be restricted (at least for now) to corporations that promise a large
quantity purchase. Leaves most of us EAA GA types out.
MR Conkey,
The FJX-2 is a technology demonstration engine and will not be produced. The
first production derivative of it will be the EJ22 to be used in the Eclipse
500 airplane. Please see www.eclipseaviation.com
<http://www.eclipseaviation.com> for more information. The EJ22 will be
highly integrated into the Eclipse 500 and will be certified in 2003. We
anticipate a generic production derivative of the FJX-2 in the 2005/2006
period. For competitive reasons we are not releasing design/configuration
data on the engine.
Initially we are only selling our engines to companies who are going to
produce certified aircraft in significant volume. This will allow us to more
quickly build our annual sales rate and control our costs. We do, however,
have a very high regard for the aviation progress that has been made through
the experimental aviation community. Once we have established the EJ22 and
other versions of our FJX engine, we will certainly take a serious look at
the experimental market.
George Rourk
-----Original Message-----
From: Denis Conkey [SMTP:dconkey@adelphia.net]
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 12:40 AM
To: grourk@williams-int.com
Subject: FJX-2
Mr. Rourk,
I am interested in the latest progress in the FJX-2 engine and when
it might be commercially available. Will this engine be available to the
general marker or is there a restriction to be an aircraft manufacturer to
procure these engines once they are ready. The latest information from your
website indicates they would be available after about 2000.
I appreciate any updated information you can provide.
Thanks in Advance,
Denis Conkey
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