F O X J E T The Foxjet 600 was unveiled in 1977, and did not
proceed beyond the manufacturing of several marketing mockups
and a few parts. The concept itself was very good, but the
program failed for lack of "reality check" tools available to
Tony Fox. The aircraft startup environment is unforgiving when
the unique challenges are not properly identified. Lack of
financing or - as a Foxjet assets sales document implies - lack
of powerplant availability, were more a result of these
shortcomings rather than a cause. Many thanks to those who were
involved directly or indirectly in this program and have
provided me with unique material. Donald Bordlemay, president of
Aeronca, Tony Fox and Sam Williams sign a production deal on the
FoxJet. Bill Lear and Tony Fox discuss corporate aircraft of the
future. Foxjet Project Background (Verbatim from an assets sales
document) The Foxjet project was begun in the late 1970's with
the objective of: 1) lowering the fuel cost for a corporate jet
to about 9 cents a mile vs 48