Dude wrote:

Couldn't they do it like Cirrus, Diamond, and Lancair have done it?

If these guys can make money, then it would seem that Cessna has a near
guarantee on a 182 replacement.



I don't think Cirrus has come even close to making money yet, on a total
investment basis. I haven't keep track of the total amount of venture
capital they've secured, but I think it was north of $200MM. That will
take a long time to recoup. They may well be profitable at the
operations level, but that isn't the same thing as "making money" overall.

I suspect that Cessna has run the numbers and realizes that the cost of
a "clean sheet" light airplane would simply never be recovered in
today's market.

Matt