An enterprising Canadian businessman and aviation enthusiast named Edward Furtak has bought up 30 Morane-Saulnier MS-760s, the worldâs first light jet used as a military trainer in the French Air Force in the 1950s, and is offering them for sale refurbished and modernized. The stylish four-seater aircraft, known as Paris Jets, are given a snazzy new leather interior, fresh paint and state-of-the-art computerized instrument panel at Furtak and co.âs Georgia, USA headquarters. A standard model sells for a bargain $550,000 including 10 hours of flight training.
The company has also acquired all the spare parts it could get its hands on from the French Air Force, and Furtak also purchased the Paris Jets plans from Morane-Saulnier (now Daher-Socata) with an eye toward building brand new models once the current supply runs out. Highly maneuverable and easy to fly, the 34-ft. twin-engine jets are capable of a maximum speed of 432 mph at 2,000 feet and 405 mph at sea level, with a cruising speed of 393 mph at 16,000 feet. New turbofan engines are in the works to give the numbers a boost.
