The clean-sheet design offers a cabin height of nearly six and a half feet and features the industry’s first windowless cabin.
Otto Aerospace has signed Flexjet as the launch fleet customer for its windowless Phantom 3500.
Flexjet placed a firm order for 300 of the yet-to-fly private jets, which promise to be faster, more efficient, and offer shorter runway access, as well as more cabin space.
Traditional windows in the passenger cabin are replaced with high-definition digital displays that integrate real-time external views.
The two companies described it as “one of the largest aircraft orders to an OEM in business aviation history.”
The Wall Street Journal, which broke the story, pegged the value at $5.85 billion, meaning a list price of $19.5 million per aircraft.
The Phantom 3500 offers a transonic super-laminar flow architecture and cutting-edge aerodynamics.
Precision all-carbon-fiber composites will cut fuel burn by over 60%.
The new jet will utilize powerplants from Williams Aerospace.
It will have a cabin height of 6 feet, 5 inches.
The new jet is expected to seat eight to nine passengers and compete in the super-midsize segment.
It is set to take flight in 2027.
The current timetable has it entering service in 2030.
In case you are asking, who is Otto Aerospace?
Otto Aerospace is an advanced aerospace company committed to transforming private and regional aviation through innovative aircraft design. Guided by former leaders from Boeing, Textron, General Dynamics, Lockheed, and more—together with seasoned entrepreneurs and world-class engineers—Otto unites unmatched industry expertise with powerful development partnerships. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Otto is developing the Phantom 3500, a new, clean-sheet design aircraft that establishes—and leads—a new category in highly efficient, affordable, and sustainable aviation
Flexjet, Inc. Chairman Kenn Ricci said, “For 30 years, Flexjet has led through innovation opposed to imitation, introducing tomorrow’s standards, not reacting to yesterday’s expectations.”
He added, “The Phantom 3500 exemplifies that approach perfectly, marking a bold step into a future where an aircraft’s efficiency and sustainability stand alongside speed, comfort, and range as defining standards.”
Ricci continued, “This collaboration with Otto Aerospace further affirms our leadership role in delivering to fractional aircraft Owners the future of luxury private aviation.”
Earlier this year, Flexjet made a $7 billion order with Embraer.
Earlier this month, it unveiled its first G700 from Gulfstream.
The company plans to nearly double its fleet to over 600 aircraft by the start of the next decade.
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