Making its first appearance in a flying display, the "proof-of-concept" Chichester-Miles Leopard had previously been seen at Farnborough in 1986, before its first fight
Preproduction CMC Leopard business jet during test flying in September 1997 (1998)
The only new British type present at the show was the Chichester-Miles Leopard prototype G-BKRL
One of Farnborough's debutantes was the CMC Leopard, which has yet to fly. A very small four-seater, the Leopard is intended, when fully developed, to cruise at 435 kts (805 km/h) and to have a range of 1,500 naut mis (2 775 km).
CMC Leopard preproduction version (two Williams International FJX-1 turbofans) (1999)