SIPA S.200 Minijet

The SIPA S.200 Minijet was a light sporting jet aircraft designed and produced by the French aircraft manufacturer Société Industrielle Pour l’Aéronautique (SIPA). It is designed to perform liaison, training, and aerobatic flights. The Minijet was claimed to be the first jet-powered light touring aircraft The Minijet is a compact aircraft with an unusual twin boom configuration, a twin-seat cabin, and powered by a single Turbomeca Palas turbojet engine. It was designed during the early 1950s, being exhibited to the public at the 1951 Paris Air Show while the first prototype performed its maiden flight on 14 January 1952. In addition to two prototypes, five Minijets was constructed between 1955 and 1956; further batches were planned but cancelled due to a protracted downturn in the general aviation sector. Two examples of the Minijet, one in France and the other in the United States, are believed to still exist in preservation. A single example has been reengined with a more powerful General Electric T58 and was flightworthy as of 2006.

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