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44-621: Founded as Swearingen Aircraft in 1959, the company was renamed the Sino Swearingen Aircraft Company in 1995 before being purchased in August 2008 by Emirates Investment and Development Corporation and renamed the Emivest Aerospace Corporation. In April 2011 the assets of Emivest Aerospace were purchased by MT, a LLC of Cedar City, Utah , and the company began doing business as SyberJet Aircraft. Swearingen Aircraft

88-614: A better light jet, the SJ30 was the first aircraft designed around a 12 psi cabin for more comfort in the cabin. The 12 psi cabin results in a sea level cabin through 41,000 ft and less than a 1,800 ft cabin at its ceiling of 49,000 ft. The 12 psi cabin was first demonstrated in flight by company pilots on August 23, 2004. The original SJ30-1 prototype was on display at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas when it

132-460: A judge approved sale of Emivest assets to MT, LLC of Utah, an ownership group affiliated with Metalcraft Technologies, Inc. of Cedar City, Utah, a parts supplier for the SJ30. According to a news article, Emivest vice president Mark Fairchild stated that according to his understanding, MT, LLC planned to maintain Emivest as a jet manufacturer, though he didn't know any details. On June 15, 2011, MT, LLC,

176-552: A nacelle, rather than in a conventional fuselage . Like many aviation terms, the word comes from French , in this case from a word for a small boat. The Arado Ar 234 was one of the first operational jet aircraft with engines mounted in nacelles. During its development, the four engines had four distinct nacelles. They once had their own landing gear wheel, but they were later combined to two nacelles with two engines each. Around 2010, General Electric and NASA have developed nacelles with chevron-shaped trailing edges to reduce

220-768: A new small jet for the general aviation market, which was eventually developed into the SJ30-2 . The company was renamed Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation (SSAC) in 1995 and it was converted into a limited company from a partnership on November 5, 1999. Financial backers of the company included the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan . The company was privately held, and sales for 2005 were reported at US$ 25.3 million. SSAC had spent over 12 years and over US$ 700 million in total investment by 2008, when investors from Dubai were introduced to Sino Swearingen by Action Aviation, Sino Swearingen’s largest distributor. The Dubai-based company became

264-431: A radome. The primary design issue with aircraft-mounted nacelles is streamlining to minimise drag so nacelles are mounted on slender pylons. This can cause issues with directing the needed conduits mounted within the nacelle to connect to the aircraft through such a narrow space. This is especially concerning with nacelles containing engines, as the fuel, and control, lines for multiple engine functions must all go through

308-489: A somewhat cooler climate compared to the nearby St. George region, though it retains cultural ties to the city. For example, the two share a daily newspaper. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 20.1 square miles (52 km ), all land. In some of the older neighborhoods in the city, an irrigation system is utilized by many residents for their lawns and gardens, as "water

352-549: A subcontractor to various manufacturers including Cessna , Gates Learjet and Dassault . On May 1, 1982 Ed Swearingen resigned from Fairchild and exercised his right to reacquire the Swearingen business name. Fairchild changed the name of Swearingen Aviation to Fairchild Aircraft Corporation and Ed Swearingen's company then became the Swearingen Aircraft Corporation. The company devoted its energies to developing

396-558: Is 465 miles (748 km) south via Interstate 15 and US-93, and Denver is 580 miles (930 km) northeast via Interstates 15 and 70. A branch line of the Union Pacific Railroad serves customers on the city's western outskirts. The branch connects to the railway's main line at Lund . Cedar City Regional Airport offers flights via Delta Connection . Cedar City is served by a local bus system. Engine nacelle A nacelle ( / n ə ˈ s ɛ l / nə- SEL )

440-479: Is a streamlined container for aircraft parts such as engines , fuel or equipment. When attached entirely outside the airframe, it is sometimes called a pod, in which case it is attached with a pylon or strut and the engine is known as a podded engine . In some cases—for instance in the typical " Farman " type "pusher" aircraft , or the World War II -era P-38 Lightning —an aircraft cockpit may also be housed in

484-494: Is appointed as a Williams International service station. Honeywell was chosen for several reasons, but the ability to get to market the quickest as well as their more attractive financial model pushed the decision in their favor. In June 2013 SyberJet announced a family of companies under the MSC Aerospace brand. MSC Aerospace is a family of integrated and synergistic companies with aerospace related operations. SyberJet Aircraft

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528-616: Is diverted from a natural stream (Coal Creek) into a series of canals and ditches for residential flood irrigation." The city is located on the western edge of the Markagunt Plateau , in a high desert valley, Cedar Valley , with no ocean drainage. The climate is the typical semi-arid climate ( BSk ) of the Mountain West, though snowfall can be quite heavy, reaching a historical maximum of 36.9 inches (0.94 m) in January 1949. As of

572-464: Is home of two High Schools, Cedar High School and Canyon View High School. Cedar City is home to Southern Utah University . The economy is mostly centered on a small manufacturing hub, tourism, Southern Utah University, and home construction. The largest employers in Cedar City (2019 data) are listed below. Interstate 15 connects the city with St. George (50 miles) and Las Vegas (170 miles) to

616-422: Is the manufacturer of the world’s fastest light jet, the SJ30. SyberJet assemblies major assemblies, installs components, and systems, complete final assembly and production ground and flight tests in Cedar City, Utah as well as offices that include executive, finance, procurement, completions, and sales/marketing offices. The Texas location provides engineering, flight test operations, and flight training, as well as

660-569: The SA26 Merlin , which could be described as a pressurized Excalibur. The Merlin had modified Queen Air wings with redesigned fuel tanks, Queen Air horizontal tails, and Twin Bonanza landing gear. The Merlin's fuselage and vertical fin represented Swearingen's contribution to the overall design. The next step was turbine power, through the SA26-T Merlin IIA with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6s and

704-554: The Cedar City, Utah-based company that purchased the assets of Emivest out of bankruptcy announced that the new company name would be SyberJet Aircraft. SyberJet owns the SJ30 type certificate . During and in support of the NBAA show SyberJet signed a contract with Honeywell for the development and purchase of its APEX (now Epic 2.0) avionics platform to be branded as SyberVision for the SJ30. In addition, SyberJet's factory Part 145 service center

748-574: The Excalibur 800 conversion of the Beechcraft Twin Bonanza , (because the combined output of its two Lycoming IO-720 engines was 800 horsepower ); airframe improvements included modifying the cabin to allow entry via an airstair instead of over the RH wing to a door, and landing gear doors that fully enclosed the wheels when retracted. The airstair was factory-fitted by Beechcraft during manufacture of

792-793: The National Aeronautic Association awarded Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation's SJ30 the FAI Honorary Group Diploma . Sino Swearingen was acquired by investors from Dubai in 2008. The Dubai-based company became the majority shareholder in Sino Swearingen, with the Taiwanese government and private investors taking minority stakes. The company name was changed to the Emivest Aerospace Corporation. On October 26, 2010, Emivest filed for bankruptcy after being unable to find further funds to continue operations. On April 7, 2011,

836-444: The SJ30 program to exceed the 12,500 lbs takeoff weight limit of Part 23 and paved the way for other companies to follow the SJ30 lead. The SJ30 program was the first jet aircraft company in over 30 years (since Learjet in 1963) to develop, certify, and manufacture a brand new jet aircraft. With all of it trials and tribulations, the SJ30 program showed why it is so difficult to build a company and develop and certify an aircraft at

880-701: The Simon Fest Theatre Co., and other events. As of the 2020 census the city had a population of 35,235, up from 28,857 in the 2010 census . The presence of prehistoric people in the Cedar City area is revealed by rock art found in Parowan Gap to the north and Fremont sites dated to A.D. 1000 and 1300. Ancestors of the present-day Southern Paiute people met the Domínguez–Escalante expedition in this area in 1776. Fifty years later, in 1826, mountain man and fur trader Jedediah Smith traveled through

924-509: The area, exploring a route from Utah to California . Cedar City was originally settled in late 1851 by Mormon pioneers originating from Parowan, Utah , who were sent to build an iron works . The site, known as "Fort Cedar" or "Cedar City," was equidistant from vast iron deposits 10 miles (16 km) west and coal resources 10 miles (16 km) east up Cedar Canyon, but was named after the abundant local trees (which are not cedars but junipers ). Two companies of men led by Henry Lunt reached

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968-545: The arts in southwestern Utah. The city has shared in the rapid growth of much of southwestern Utah since the late 1980s. On December 10, 2017, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated its Cedar City Utah Temple . Cedar City is located in the southeast Great Basin and is approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of the northeastern edge of the Mojave Desert . Its elevation of 5,846 feet (1,782 m) gives it

1012-404: The average family size was 3.37. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 27.4% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 14.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.. The median income for a household in the city

1056-536: The case of larger aircraft such as the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (pictured right) may have two engines mounted in a single nacelle. Nacelles can be made fully or partially detachable for holding expendable resources such as fuel and armaments. Nacelles may be used to house equipment that will only function remote from the fuselage, for example the Boeing E-3 Sentry radar is housed in a nacelle called

1100-530: The census of 2000, there were 20,527 people, 6,486 households, and 4,682 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,021.8 people per square mile (394.5 people/km ). There were 7,109 housing units at an average density of 353.9 per square mile (136.6/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 92.06% White , 2.53% African American , 1.11% Native American , 0.47% Asian , 0.33% Pacific Islander , 1.65% from other races , and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.14% of

1144-703: The company was in financial difficulties and lacked the resources to proceed further, so the Metro did not enter production until Swearingen Aircraft was taken over by Fairchild in 1972. The company was then renamed the Swearingen Aviation Corporation with Ed Swearingen a 10% shareholder and chairman of the board of directors . A total of 1,053 Merlins and Metros were produced when production ended in 1998; 350 short-fuselage Merlins and 703 long-fuselage Merlins and Metros. In 1971 Piper Aircraft entered into merger negotiations with Swearingen, but did not finalize

1188-562: The engine noise of commercial aircraft, using an experimental Boeing 777 as a test platform. Usually, multi-engined aircraft use nacelles for housing the engines. Combat aircraft (such as the Eurofighter Typhoon ) usually have the engines mounted within the fuselage. Some engines are installed in the aircraft wing, as in the De Havilland Comet and Flying Wing type aircraft. Engines may be mounted in individual nacelles, or in

1232-616: The follow-on SA26-AT Merlin IIB with Garrett TPE331 turboprops. Next came the all-new SA226-T Merlin III with new wings, landing gear and cruciform horizontal tail mated to a slightly stretched version of the fuselage used on the Merlin II series. The design effort reached its logical conclusion with the Metro series of 19-seat airline aircraft, the first of which had its first flight on August 26, 1969. By this time

1276-473: The fort site in a blizzard on November 11, 1851, making that date the official founding. In 1855, a new site, closer to the iron works and out of the flood plain of Coal Creek, was established at the suggestion of Brigham Young . A furnace operated from September 1852 for three years, producing about 25 tons of pig iron , using iron ore deposits located in the Iron Mountain District . Cedar City

1320-483: The location for the central repair station for support of the SJ30 customer fleet. Cedar City also has a satellite repair station location to support the West Coast customer fleet. Metalcraft Technologies, Inc (MTI) is another one of the MSC Aerospace companies which supports the fabrication and assembly of detail aircraft parts and aero-structures for leading aircraft manufacturers. In fact, MTI produced approximately 70% of

1364-635: The majority shareholder in Sino Swearingen, with the Taiwanese government and private investors such as Action Aviation taking minority stakes. The acquisition by the Dubai investors followed the withdrawal from the sale in 2007 of SSAC's former investor, ACQ Capital, which was unable to proceed due to its exposure to the US sub-prime market. A 17 September 2008 press release stated that the Dubai investors would provide additional funding of up to $ 1 billion to help it design and develop its second aircraft model. The SJ30 program

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1408-641: The merger. In 1973 Ed Swearingen formed a new company and went back to modifying aircraft, developing a new version of the Lockheed Jetstar on behalf of the manufacturer and Garrett . The modifications entailed installing new Garrett TFE731 engines and aerodynamic improvements to the airframe, increasing the Jetstar's range from 1,800 nautical miles (3,330 km) to 2,600 nautical miles (4,820 km) with no increase in fuel capacity. The company then manufactured jet engine nacelles and other aircraft components as

1452-405: The population. There were 6,486 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and

1496-583: The production of the SJ30 business jet . Cedar City, Utah Cedar City is the largest city in Iron County, Utah , United States. Located 250 miles (400 km) south of Salt Lake City , it is 170 miles (270 km) north of Las Vegas on Interstate 15 . Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City. It is the home of the Utah Shakespeare Festival , the Utah Summer Games,

1540-463: The same time, thus demonstrating why no one else had done it since Learjet. The SJ30 program was the first to fly both the Williams FJ44 -1 and FJ44-2A engine and was instrumental in developing the engines with Williams International . Subsequent incorporation of the engines at Cessna and Raytheon led to their CitationJet and Premier aircraft, respectively. In keeping with Ed Swearingen’s vision of

1584-793: The sheet metal parts and assembled the aft fuselage on the SJ30 since 1997. Other customers include Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, Gulfstream, Middle River, Piper Aircraft, and Cessna Aircraft.CBI Associates is the third member of the MSC Aerospace family and is real estate development and management arm of MSC. SyberJet announced a final assembly location during press ceremonies in Cedar City, Utah. The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development Board of Directors and elected officials from Iron County and Cedar City have approved financial incentives for MSC Aerospace and its subsidiaries SyberJet Aircraft and Metalcraft Technologies (MTI) totaling almost $ 45 million. MTI and SJA will use these incentives to expand their manufacturing facilities in Cedar City, Utah in support of

1628-502: The southwest, and to Interstate 70 (75 miles) and Salt Lake City (250 miles) to the north. State roads connect Cedar City with Panaca, Nevada , near US 93 (80 miles); and to Kanab , via US-89 (80 miles). Similar to St. George , the city enjoys an excellent location on the West's regional transportation network. Los Angeles is 439 miles (707 km) southwest and San Diego is 500 miles (800 km) southwest on Interstate 15, Phoenix

1672-570: The ultimate J50 model of the Twin Bonanza. The Queen Air development of the Twin Bonanza also received the Swearingen treatment, the Queen Air Excalibur having less extensive modifications, also involving fitting of 400 hp (300 kW) IO-720s, replacing the more troublesome and lower-power geared Lycoming engines installed at manufacture, and the enclosed landing gear doors (the Queen Air

1716-482: Was $ 32,403, and the median income for a family was $ 37,509. Males had a median income of $ 31,192 versus $ 19,601 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,057. About 14.5% of the families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 20.2% of those under the age of 18 and 4.2% of those 65 and older. Cedar City is served by the Iron County School District . Cedar City

1760-530: Was designed from the outset with an airstair). The United States Army had several of its U-8 versions of the Queen Air modified to this standard. Excalibur aircraft are easily distinguishable from standard Twin Bonanzas and Queen Airs by the landing gear doors and the more rectangular engine cowlings of the Excaliburs compared to the rounded cowlings of the originals. The Excaliburs led to the first Swearingen design,

1804-452: Was flooded by Hurricane Ike . As proof of its speed and range capability the SJ30 holds the following world’s records through the FAI / NAA : Recognized Speed Over a Closed Course – San Antonio, Texas to Goose Bay , Canada, Recognized Speed Over a Closed Course - San Antonio, Texas to London, England, Recognized Speed Over a Closed Course - London, England to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2006,

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1848-700: Was founded by Ed Swearingen in 1959. Early work by the company included the development of prototype aircraft for other manufacturers; such as the Twin Comanche prototype developed for Piper Aircraft during 1962 and the development of several research helicopters for the Bell Helicopter Company , work which led to the HueyCobra . The company also developed modifications of other designs, an activity Ed Swearingen had been involved in prior to his forming Swearingen Aircraft. These modification programs included

1892-444: Was incorporated on February 18, 1868. The ironworks closed in 1858, though mining continued in the area until the 1980s. The completion of a railroad connection to Cedar City in 1923 established the area as a tourism gateway to nearby Bryce Canyon National Park , Zion National Park , Grand Canyon National Park , and Cedar Breaks National Monument . Cedar City continues to be a center of tourism, commercial development, education, and

1936-541: Was the first aircraft program to successfully petition for and gain approval to certify as a Part 23 Commuter Category jet. In 1996 Sino Swearingen petitioned to certify as a Commuter Category aircraft arguing that it was as safe, or safer than the current Part 23 Commuter Category aircraft. At the time only the Fairchild Metro 23 and the Beechcraft 1900D had been certified under these rules. Approval of this request allowed

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