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Old February 28th 06, 09:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Why didn't the Cessna 337 make it?

The Eclipse 500 will sell for about what a new Beech 58G
Baron will sell for, as soon as I win the lottery, I'll make
my deposit.



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"Montblack" wrote in
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| wrote)
| I have been thinking that it would be cool to refit an
old 337 with twin
| jet engines mounted in place of the rear engine with
snorkles for the
| intakes and a nose extension fairing in place of the
front engine for drag
| reduction and CG adjustment. Given the advances in small
jet engines in
| recent years, this might be feasible. Imagine the rate
of climb you would
| get. You could run the throttles at a modest setting for
cruise.
|
|
| I'm waiting to see the real world numbers for the
HondaJet - Plane and/or
| engine.
|
| Engine guys at Oshkosh said Honda was considering selling
just the power
| plant to others.
|
|
| Montblack
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