Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: Moran-Saulnier. Model: MS.760. Nickname: Paris or Parisjet
> Aircraft Mil Civ Description: Business Jet
> FAA Category and Class: Airplane Multi-engine Land
> Engine Description: twin jet
Aircraft Experience
> As of: 9/2/2021
> Number of Hours Flown: 1
> Number of Times Flown: 1
> Other Aircraft Models Associated: n/a
First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 120
> Date First Flown: 4/3/2002
> Location First Flown: Mojave Airport, CA (KMHV)
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: National Test Pilot School (NTPS), Greg Lewis
Recollections: The original “VLJ”, this unusual French airplane was designed in the 1950’s. I came to fly it during the syllabus for “Flight Test initial training” upon beginning my job with the FAA flight test group. The National Test Pilot School (NTPS) used the airplane for several exercises, noting that it was FAA certified. With a gross weight of 7650 lb, it was ahead of its time….decades before the “Very Light Jet” craze produced the Cessna 510 Mustang, the Eclipse 500, or the Cirrus Vision SF50.
My logbook says the exercise I conducted at NTPS (flying with the always-awesome Greg Lewis) was a “FAR Part 25 flight”. My memory is that the airplane was somehow certified under Part 25, even with its diminutive weight, probably to account for things like transport category single engine performance.
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