Digitally Enhanced Image

The CC prototype is not quite how the final versions will look. Here is a list of differences and points ...

• The nose wheel - this has been temporarily extended to allow fast runway takeoffs - the normal CC nosewheel will be much shorter as the CC was designed primarily for jump take-offs.
• All wheels - once airborne these will retract (of course the extended nose wheel can't)
• The nose boom - this is all lead to counter an imbalance in the prototype's weight. The final CC will have a longer body that will allow the nose boom to be removed.
• The tail vertical stabiliser fins - the rudders were extended to provide extra control on the runway and during initial tests - these are expected to be shortened.
• The horizontal stabilizer - this may possibly be extended through the vertical tail fins but high speed flight test results are needed before any action is taken.
• The jet version doesn't require as big a bulge on the roof of the cabin. The bulge accomodates part of the piston engine & turbo-chargers. The Jet version bulge only has to enclose the pre-rotator.
• The tail booms - some work may be done to cater for ground scrape during landings - again jump take-offs & no-roll landings need to be perfected before this matter gets dealt with.
• The black hole above the right wing is the ballistic chute opening, this will be removed on the final version.