On 28 Sep 2005 12:24:08 -0700, "rpellicciotti"
wrote:
Ron,
I agree with everything that you have written here. I would add that
there are a couple of more areas where one LSA aircraft might differ
from another. Safety features and ease of maintenance.

Having been on the inside of this area for sometime, I am fairly
certain that we will never see factory-built, ready-to-fly, certified
S-LSA aircraft with modern engines in the $50,000 price range. The
fact that the engine itself costs $20,000.00 (firewall forward with
equipment and accessories) just about makes it impossible to reach that
price point.



I guess my question to you is why a 1930's technology engine built
using consensus standards is going to cost $20,000?





Jim

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