The ATG Javelin was an American small high-speed
personal jet
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that was developed by the
Aviation Technology Group
Aviation Technology Group (ATG) was an American aerospace company, the developer of the ATG Javelin very light jet (VLJ). It was founded in June 2000 by George Bye and has since gone out of business.
Facilities
ATG was headquartered at Centenn ...
(ATG) prior to its bankruptcy. Planned for FAA certification under 14 CFR part 23, the Javelin had a design resembling a
fighter aircraft
Fighter aircraft (early on also ''pursuit aircraft'') are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat. In military conflict, the role of fighter aircraft is to establish air supremacy, air superiority of the battlespace. Domina ...
, an unusual concept for civilian jets. The Javelin MK-20 derivative, developed in cooperation between ATG and
Israel Aerospace Industries
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI; ), is Israel's major aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial and astronautic systems for both military and civilian usage. It has 14,000 employees as of 2021. IAI is state-owned by the government ...
, was expected to fill the
jet trainer
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role for various
air force
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s. The first prototype took flight on 30 September 2005, flown by retired Air Force Major and test pilot Robert Fuschino.
ATG halted all further development on the Javelin in December 2007 after failing to get $200 million to finance further development. The company subsequently declared bankruptcy in 2008, ending the development of the Javelin.
Javelin design rights were bought by
Rud Aero, a very small airplane manufacturer. They had partnered with another very small firm,
Stavatti Aerospace to offer a variant of the Javelin for the U.S. Air Force's
T-X program
The T-X program is a United States Air Force development and acquisition program for a new two-seat jet trainer to replace the Northrop T-38 Talon. On 27 September 2018, the US Air Force selected the Boeing/Saab T-X entry to become its train ...
. This proved unsuccessful, with the
Boeing-Saab T-7 Red Hawk being selected by the US Air Force on 27 September 2018.
Defense News: US Air Force awards $9B contract to Boeing for next training jet
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Specifications (Javelin MK-10)
See also
References
External links
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Israel Aircraft Industries
ACTA
* ttp://www.airframer.com/news_story.html?release=1750 Airframer.com: ''ATG Press Release, March 4, 2008''
2000s United States civil utility aircraft
Very light jets
Cancelled aircraft projects
Twinjets
Javelin
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Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 2005
Projects established in 2005
Projects disestablished in 2007