A new project on assembling the ultra-light business jets ‘Victory’ has been presented by Russian S7 Airlines to the Governor of the Moscow region Andrey Vorobyov.
https://www.rt.com/business/436954-s7-b ... nufacture/

looks like small jets getting popular for now .

Epic had that thing at Oshkosh maybe 10 years ago.

It looked so cool in person. Heard elsewhere it was vaporware and sketchy to fly.

In people's imagination, like it has for decades.

Building a viable one has always been the challenge. Viable means reasonably priced and not crippled in performance.

The buried tail cone engine results in an efficiency robbing inlet S duct which will also cause icing problems. Further, the safety assessment of a buried engine is touch (rotor burst taking out controls, engine fire containment, etc). And lastly, one engine means no thrust and systems redundancy.

Mike C.

But other than that, how do you like it?

In people's imagination, like it has for decades.

Building a viable one has always been the challenge. Viable means reasonably priced and not crippled in performance.

The buried tail cone engine results in an efficiency robbing inlet S duct which will also cause icing problems. Further, the safety assessment of a buried engine is touch (rotor burst taking out controls, engine fire containment, etc). And lastly, one engine means no thrust and systems redundancy.

Mike C.

Almost every single engine fighter jet on the planet has a buried engine with some type of deflected ductwork. How do they overcome the issue of icing and efficiency?

By not being in a market where low cost and efficiency are required.

Mike C.