The term "very light jet" (VLJ) refers to an emerging category of small jet-powered aircraft, like the PiperJet, that deliver the speed and sophistication of a private jet in a less-expensive craft that requires less training to fly.
In tests this year, the most capable VLJ so far, the PiperJet, reached it's flight ceiling of 35,000 feet, the same relatively turbulence-free altitude that commercial airliners use.
Dorsal engine will choke in a low-power, low-speed, high angle of attack configuration because in gusty wind the body of the aircraft puts itself in front of the engine intake.
A go-around in gusty conditions will be very dangerous because of this and/or the huge side surface that this particular design create. A front gust will disrupt laminar intake flow and a side gust will turn the airplane in a heavy-tail roll. Revise design.
Dorsal engine will choke in a low-power, low-speed, high angle of attack configuration because in gusty wind the body of the aircraft puts itself in front of the engine intake.
A go-around in gusty conditions will be very dangerous because of this and/or the huge side surface that this particular design create. A front gust will disrupt laminar intake flow and a side gust will turn the airplane in a heavy-tail roll. Revise design.
This could be the design concept that finally puts the ridiculously over engineered Osprey to bed.