The ugly contest has a new competitor!

[Jakemaster]

If any of you love general aviation news as much as I do, you know that Diamond, Piper, and Embraer have all been working on little bitty private jets known as VLJs.  Diamond has a testbed already for its D-Jet - a single engined jet with the engine behind the fuselage much like in...well pretty much every fighter jet ever made (except the Me-262).  Embraer is different in that it's more conventional, a small two engined jet called the Phenom.  Piper...well...they basically took a mirage and took out the prop and put in a DC-10 style tail for the single jet engine.  

Now everyones favorite safe plane company Cirrus has unveiled their ugly little jet.  http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=5431e833-dbf8-48c8-870d-205481f2c09f#d

Who takes the cake for the ugliest little jet?  Cirrus IMO!

BTW....

PiperJet
D-Jet (click on 'More on the D-Jet' underneath the picture for...more on the D-Jet)
Phenom (now that I look at it again, it looks a lot like a CJ1 or Mustang)

[an-225]

"My eyes! Ze goggles, zey do nothing!"

Ah well, as sad as it may seem, aircraft are not built for "aesthetics".

[F3Hadlow]

It's about as bad as the A380.

[dcunning30]

Man, that Piper sure is a good looking jet.  

[RitterKreuz]

i think the cirrus looks ok... if I was paying for the fuel bill and the thing looks like a flying pig and gets GREAT fuel economy i doubt i would care what she looks like.  ;D

[Aerophile]

When is Cessna going to come out with a VLJ?  As far as aesthetics, Cirrus' actually looks pretty cool. The Piper Jet looks alright as well.  The D-Jet has my vote for the ugliest.  The operating cost would be the bottom line for me however.

Welcome to the new generation of doctor killers ladies and gentlemen.

Edit:  Does anyone know if the Cessna Citation Mustang qualifies as a VLJ.  I remember a debate about that not to long ago.

[C]

Have Cirrus sacked their stylist?

[Ravang]

My eyes ,  8-) ah, much better

[mrjake2002]

They're not that bad... nothing could beat the beluga.

[fighter25]

They don't look that bad! The PiperJet looks amazing, and the D-Jet looks like it could be a military trainer.
@KnuckleHead yes the Cessna Mustang is an VLJ

[spitfire boy]

Have Cirrus sacked their stylist?

They probably never had one... the styling was done by the manging director's 5-year-old daughter, most likely!

[Jakemaster]

When is Cessna going to come out with a VLJ?  As far as aesthetics, Cirrus' actually looks pretty cool. The Piper Jet looks alright as well.  The D-Jet has my vote for the ugliest.  The operating cost would be the bottom line for me however.

Welcome to the new generation of doctor killers ladies and gentlemen.

Edit:  Does anyone know if the Cessna Citation Mustang qualifies as a VLJ.  I remember a debate about that not to long ago.

I believe the Mustang is a VLJ although Cessna doesn't classify it as such.  I read an article about it in Flying back in May.

[ATI_7500]

Who the hell needs those?

[spitfire boy]

Who the hell needs those?

Pompous beaurocrats who want to look important but can't afford a proper Bizjet, like a Lear or a Gulfstream.

[Mitch.]

Here is another contender for the ugliest contest!

http://www.adamaircraft.com/specifications700.asp

Adam Aircraft A700 Very Light Jet, whats your opinion? :-?