Private Jet

*****Update******

This aircraft has been saved! Rescued by a welsh company who have up-cycled this aircraft into beautiful rural accommodation!

check it out for yourself!

http://applecamping.co.uk/the-jet-star/

This is one of my most exciting places to have seen yet! This Jet is a Jetstar II, only 40 of them were built and this one is now retired and going damp and mouldy. Still in a reasonable condition and it felt like despite being no longer in use it would have been a way of travelling in style!

The JetStar has a fairly typical business jet design layout, with a swept wing and a cruciform tail. The wing has a 30° sweepback and features large fuel tanks at about half-span, extending some distance in front and behind the wing. The wings hold 10,000 pounds of fuel, and each slipper tank holds 4,000 pounds of fuel for a total fuel load of 18,000 pounds. The wing also includes leading edge flaps (not slats) along the front of the wing outboard of the tanks (these leading edge flaps reduce the stalling speed by an additional three knots), while double-slotted trailing edge flaps span the entire rear surface inboard of the ailerons. The wing incorporates inflatable rubber deicing boots for the removal of accumulated inflight ice. The horizontal stabilizers are mounted nearly halfway up the tail fin to keep it clear of the jetwash. One feature is that trim is provided by pivoting the entire tail fin, which has a distinctive unpainted area at the base of the fin that is noticeable in most pictures. The Jetstar does not have any tail deicing capability, nor was it required for certification. A speed brake is located on the underside of the fuselage to aid deceleration for landing. The original prototypes used a tricycle landing gear with one wheel per leg, but after an accident in 1962 the nose gear was modified with two tires.

The JetStar is a relatively heavy aircraft for its class, at 44,500 lb (19,278 kg). Maximum cruising speed is Mach 0.8, or 567 mph (912 km/h) at 21,000 ft (6,401 m). Range is typically quoted as 2,500 mi (4,023 km) with a 3,500 lb (1,588 kg) payload. Typically, interiors feature seating for eight with a full-sized lavatory, or a slightly denser arrangement for ten. The JetStar is one of the few aircraft of its class which allow a person to walk upright in the cabin, although to do this the aisle is sunk slightly so that the seats are raised on either side. The windows are relatively large.

The JetStar II is generally similar, with a number of detail changes. The cockpit area has a somewhat more “modern” looking nose and window arrangement, larger engines, and most notably, the fuel tanks are larger and sit with their upper surfaces flush with the wing, rather than being centered on it.

http://applecamping.co.uk/the-jet-star/