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Shaneen overview

What is it that makes the Shaneen so good?

The market for Shaneens has several main elements providing exceptionally positive circumstances for the complete success of the type.

Growth of commercial flights continues at around 5% per year. While the current market of airliners is around 12,000 airliners in the 125-200 seat (Shaneen4 and Shaneen5 size) market, 5% means this could top close to 20,000 airliners by mid-next decade.

The slow production rate of both Boeing and Airbus, there is currently a 5 and a half year wait for delivery of a new Boeing 737 family type, and a 7.4 year wait to airlines for a new Airbus A-320 family type. Airlines dislike older fleets, and coupled to the growth and slow delivery rates means aircrafts ages are affected. Shaneen will produce airliners at a faster rate of production, securing more orders: the types are newer and thereby subjected to the latest certification standards.

The Briggs Shaneen brings the first new configuration to commercial airlines in 50 years. The 125-150 seat DC Shaneen4 series airliner and the 150-190 seat DJC Shaneen5 series airliner are Aceson program versions of the Briggs main programme Shaneen-series subsonic airliners.

Design
Shaneens' design is much lighter, stronger and more streamlined than conventional present airliners of the same size – of which there is high demand for – giving superior economy. The configuration gives more safety in all conditions. This new configuration will be instantly recognisable - every airline will want to show their customers they have the newest and best equipment. Shaneen ownership will be the status symbol of the best airlines.

The Shaneen4 and 5 are in a size category which is the most popular size for airliners, producing high sales potential. Aceson bond buyers are repaid, and Oceaneleen is funded by Shaneen airliner profits. This provides investors with the financial confidence of collateral and safety of isolation from fluctuations from the sharemarket.

There will be three fuel options for Shaneen4 and Shaneen5, conventional jet fuel, Bio-fuel and, if development allows, hydrogen. Jet-fuelled versions of Shaneens will burn less fuel and have lower carbon emissions. These types will produce much less pollution from aerodynamic efficiencies and smaller engines than equivalent-sized airliners.

Shaneens have been designed - by use of conformal fuel tanks - to be capable of running on liquid hydrogen. The added tanks enable buyers of jet fuelled Shaneens to update their airliners to cryogenic fuels later on if desired. Hydrogen has zero carbon emissions, exempt from carbon taxation with its combustion producing no carbon emissions. Shaneens will be the first cryo-fuelled airliners in the world, developing the infrastructure and standards for the indefinite future.

Shaneens will use approximately 20% less fuel of present equivalent sized airliners, giving a commercial advantage over the competition: fuel burn accounts for about half of a flights total cost. Using less fuel and easier maintenance of newer airliners will promote cheaper air-fares.

Quieter: airport friendly
Shaneen will be much quieter than present airliners, meaning more pleasant conditions for residents around airports: so if you live near an airport and are annoyed at airport noise this is an added incentive to invest in Shaneens.

Cheaper fares
One of the main sales points of the Shaneen4 and Shaneen5 is the fact they will reduce fare prices significantly, if oil prices stay the same. If fuel prices go up, Shaneen can retain current air-fares, retaining a high number of passengers who would otherwise no longer be able to afford travelling.  Since there are more people with less money than more, even a slight change to fares has a big impact on seats sold. More flights will have higher levels of bookings meaning the average price can go down, or be maintained in the face of excessive fuel price hikes.

The flights are occurring due to the need for people to move around, and the safe aspects of the Shaneen design will enable an increase in the incredibly safe system we enjoy today, giving more people the ability and confidence to be able fly, boosting business for airlines.

Uses current facilities
Shaneens are designed to use current airport facilities, meaning airports will not need to make special purchases or improvements to current facilities to accept the type, with the exception of hydrogen fuel provisions, which may be trucked in. This ensures the type is more readily accepted overall.

STOL Shaneens
Both the DC and the DJC will also feature the STOL Shaneen option. STOL is short for Short Take Off and Landing. These types will use shorter, unprepared runways, extending the places where the types can fly to, ultimately leading to more sales. There are many countries without money to build elaborate runways until aviation brings in such wealth or for reasons such as a lack of space, such as in a city area or on an island – particularly for example in the fast growing Malaysian archipelago.

These markets are as prevalent in western nations as emerging economies around the world in areas like Asia, the Sub-Continent and Africa. Flight to these areas brings options for tourism and business opportunities from all over the world.


 
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