Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation (SSAC) announced today the completion of another major milestone for the SJ30 business jet. The final flight test in actual icing conditions was completed on March 1, 2006 in Provo, Utah. This testing consisted of the FAA requirement to complete a 45-minute hold in actual maximum continuous icing conditions, and was completed by Test Pilots Mark Fairchild, John Siemens, and Flight Test Engineer Schuyler Horn.
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On October 27th, 2005, the company announced that it had received FAA Type Certification for the SJ30, and that two tests remained before the initial delivery to a customer. The two remaining tests were for the approval for flight into known icing and the approval of the aircraft's interior.
DER Test Pilot John Siemens said "The airplane performed remarkably well in the extreme icing conditions we encountered. It is also my opinion that the SJ30 performed better in the ice than any other airplane I have previously certified for flight in known icing conditions."
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On October 27th, 2005, the company announced that it had received FAA Type Certification for the SJ30, and that two tests remained before the initial delivery to a customer. The two remaining tests were for the approval for flight into known icing and the approval of the aircraft's interior.
DER Test Pilot John Siemens said "The airplane performed remarkably well in the extreme icing conditions we encountered. It is also my opinion that the SJ30 performed better in the ice than any other airplane I have previously certified for flight in known icing conditions."
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