I might possibly be addressing this subject in the wrong way, or to the
wrong audience. The main question was, Do you think airshow organizers
would pay to have this plane at an airshow?

A better question is: Well Mr. Frey, how many people would it draw to
our airshow?

I've got a few friends that are bikers. I'm going to shop the idea
around with them. If bikers think the Epps is cool and would go to an
airshow to see it, then so would the rednecks, monster truck fans, 10
year old boys, etc. Usually, the bulk of an airshow audience is
composed of these types, which seems to also explain the overabundance
of big-iron warbirds and jet-trucks at most airshows.

I'm thinking the Epps would probably sound something like this, only
louder:
http://www.hog-air.com/video.htm

Harry




T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:
"wright1902glider" wrote:

SO, here's my question:
Would anyone, like say, airshow organizers, pay money to see this plane
if it is restricted to taxi passes and static displays?

Opinions welcome.

I'm not an airshow organizer, but I've got an opinion :-)
Per the thread subject, I would not pay money just to see
this plane, but I would be more inclined to pay money to go
to an airshow that included this plane.

That said, I would not be interested in seeing a plane that
couldn't fly just taxi back and forth on the ground. It
would strike me as sad - like it had its wings clipped. I'd
enjoy up close and personal at a static display, so I could
see how the early designers dealt with various poorly
understood problems of flight, but in that case, I want
either a real antique aircraft, or an accurate reproduction,
without steerable wheels and brakes etc.
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