"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"aluckyguess" wrote in message
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They should be able to build and sell an A36 for 150,000 depending on
avionics. There really is not that much to an airplane. I may be missing
something like the cost of the insurance, but there just isn't that much
to a single engine plane.

Of course there is. Airplanes aren't produced in large enough quantities
to take advantage of modern automated mass-production techniques; they are
essentially hand built. And of course there are all the costs associated
with complying with regulatory requirements.

Just because the cost of materials is relatively low, that doesn't mean it
doesn't cost a lot to produce an airplane.

I think it highly unlikely that, given the large number of aircraft
manufacturers, that they are all colluding on the price. And that's the
only way to explain how prices are so high if your assertion about what
they *should* cost is correct.

In any case, I think you entirely misunderstood Dan's point. The
manufacturers he cites as positive examples aren't selling aircraft any
cheaper than the negative examples he gives.

Pete

To me a large qty would be 200-300. If they went out and just built that
qty. I believe and I could be wrong they could produce the plane for that
price.
I have been a machinist for 30 years building aircraft parts. I had my own
shop with 41 employees and 21 CNC machines.

Now lets go out on a limb, build 1000 planes at the special pricing. I think
there would be a lot of buyers for a new A36 @ 150000. I would probably be
one of them.