General Design Philosophy

A Predesign for a New Dimension of VLJ Performance

Scope of the Piero Pre-Development Project:
The Piero Pre-Development Project is a preliminary design study. PIERO JET III is the designation of the aircraft developed within this project.

PIERO JET III is the designation of this aircraft.

With an MTOM of 4200 kg well below 5.7 tons

Capability to operate out of short runways.

The research and the design here, aim at extremely fuelefficient and low emission aircraft. Striving for long-range and at the same time short-field performance.

flying up to 8 people in a spacious even standup size cabin normally found in midsize jets.

Any aircraft in this 3000 nm near transatlantic range today is at least a midsize business jet around 12-20 tons...

The PJ III as a VLJ is much smaller than anything flying a 3000 nm distance today.

In this sense, we describe possibly a new category of aircraft...

The Investor's Vision

The Investor has a commercial interest in the project – but not only.

As a first-stage investor, his role has been to finance the development of the Piero Jet III technology to its present level of maturity. The next step is to bring in a strategic investor – ideally an established aircraft manufacturer – to industrialize, certify, and commercialize the concept.

A key motivation is to help refocus business aviation toward greater fuel efficiency and environmental sustainability. This is not about limiting aviation, but about making individual air transport more affordable, more efficient, and ultimately more widely accepted. As a pilot himself, he believes that conservation of energy is one of aviation's greatest remaining opportunities.

The Piero Jet III technology was designed for the aviation industry. At this stage, the investor is prepared to entrust the know-how to a capable manufacturer under mutually beneficial commercial terms.

It is generally recognized that future aircraft programs will increasingly compete on efficiency. Manufacturers who overlook available fuel-saving innovations may find these advantages adopted elsewhere.

"Back to the Future"

Earlier generations of aircraft often achieved remarkable range with surprisingly little fuel. Ironically, Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis crossed the Atlantic carrying approximately the same fuel volume while achieving a comparable range.

So why would it not be possible to accomplish the same 100 years later,
with the technology of pressurized cabins and flying in 50.000 feet?

Fuel and range comparison between Piero Jet III, Piero Jet III SL and Spirit of Saint Louis