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Aircraft Purchase Planning

The Hunt Library has many resources that can help you create an aircraft purchasing plan.

Specifications

Aircraft Performance Comparator

The Conklin & de Decker Aircraft Performance Comparator information is now incorporated into the new Conklin & de Decker Report which provides comparable aircraft specifications, as well as essential performance data by means of charts, graphs, illustrations, and tables for more than 300 aircraft including Jets, Turboprops, Pistons, and Helicopters. See the table below for the type of data available:

Jets, Turboprops, and Pistons
Helicopters
  • General Data
  • Block Fuel / Block Time
  • Flight Envelope
  • Max Cruise Speed
  • Max Operating Speed
  • Exterior / Interior Diagrams
  • Take-off / Landing Distance
  • Max Take-off Elevation
  • Payload Range
  • General Data
  • Block Fuel / Block Time
  • Payload Range
  • Takeoff / Landing Distance
  • VNE & Max Cruise Speed
  • Exterior / Interior Cofigurations
  • Service Ceiling
  • Height / Velocity Diagram
  • Weight, Altitude, & Temperature Limits
 

Paramount Business Jets - Aircraft Comparison Tool

Paramount Business Jets - Aircraft Comparison Tool:  This site allows you to compare up to 3 aircraft side-by-side and includes specifications, prices, and some performance data. This site also includes helicopters.

Although it only provides a small amount of the performance data, it may be enough for your preliminary research to help you to narrow down your search to 2-3 aircraft.  Then you are welcome to request from us the detailed data available from Conklin & de Decker Report if you still need it.

IHS Jane's All the World's Aircraft

We recommend searching the following resource to locate aircraft specifications from Jane's All the World's Aircraft:

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