On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:19:37 -0500, "Marco Leon" mleon(at)optonline.net
wrote:

You make all valid points Pete. I think it's unfortunate that the
Beech/Cessna/Piper trio won't be coming out with anything "new." As other
people have said, I think their days are numbered (even though it'll be
years if not decades) if they don't take a drastic risk and come out with a
new airframe. Maybe the Boeing-Airbus saga of betting the farm on new
airframes is destined to become the saga of the GA manufacturers. Anyone out
there doing a thesis? That would make for a good subject.

If that's the case, I wonder of even Cirrus is willing to come out with a
new six-place if it means betting the farm. Maybe Cirrus' SR-2x airframe
will follow the PA-28 = PA-32 route and spawn a six-place airframe with the
majority of components being similar if not identical.


before all this will happen I'd bet that Honda then has already taken over
the market.

btw: anything new on the Honda plane?

#m
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