INTRODUCTION TO THE KESTREL
The Kestrel began as a vision of a new era in business air transportation, a redefinition of what it means to travel by air. A vision of an aircraft optimised to be the best possible combination of breathtaking speed, comfort, utility and affordability.

The Kestrel represents the application of advanced aerodynamics and state-of-the-art computer aided design technology to the aerospace industry’s traditional challenge: to build an aircraft with the optimal balance of performance, capacity and economics. The result is a stunning machine that redefines its class, and challenges the new generation of light jets to match its all-round capabilities.

PERFORMANCE
The Kestrel’s designers understand that those who travel by air appreciate the value of time. Time is a precious commodity, and speed the ultimate luxury. The Kestrel achieves new standards in aircraft performance: advanced aerodynamics and computer-aided design techniques, applied to carbon composite technologies, have produced one of the most efficient aircraft designs in the world. This application of advanced science and technology delivers an extraordinary maximum cruise speed above 350 knots (650kmh), a rate of climb at maximum weight of more than 3100 feet per minute, and an IFR range (with reserves and four occupants) of over 1,500 nautical miles (2,750km).

COMFORT
The Kestrel sets new standards in cabin dimensions and comfort for six / seven seat aircraft. A range of cabin configurations is available with a fitted private lavatory and capacious luggage bay. Providing all the refinements and luxury of a light jet, the Kestrel bridges the traditional gap between turboprops and substantially more expensive business jets.

UTILITY
Beyond the stresses, hassles and stifling congestion of the international airport network lies a vast web of small airports, airfields and private landing strips. Many of them are sand, gravel or grass and out of reach to the great  majority of business and private jets. The Kestrel does not recognise such boundaries. The Kestrel’s designers have placed the heart of a true utility aircraft, with incredible airfield accessibility and short field performance, in a technologically advanced and appealing airframe. The result is an aircraft which defies old conventions with pioneering new capabilities. Like all of the greatest aircraft, the Kestrel was designed from the outset to perform a particular range of missions, and perform them better than any other aircraft. The Kestrel is optimised to carry up to six passengers on a typical business or personal journey over distances from 100 to 1500 nautical miles. No other aircraft is as flexible for these missions as the Kestrel. Built for autonomous operation featuring state of the art glass cockpit avionics, synthetic terrain maps and enhanced vision systems, the Kestrel is a true performance aircraft with
an off-road mentality.

AFFORDABILITY
For such an exceptional and unique aircraft you might expect to pay a premium in costs. Yet here again the Kestrel’s designers set out to change the rules. Direct operating costs are approximately $1 per statute mile, delivering financial savings that will redefine the value of both business and personal travel time. The Kestrel becomes an easy choice for a new generation of time sensitive travellers seeking a cost effective supplement to the airline system.

Kestrel...
Above and beyond.