High Cost of Sportplanes

" That's exactly the point, we're talking about production speeds. The
equipment you're talking about will not churn out a finished plane every 2
minutes at an affordable price.

I'm talking about CNC machines in cells with robots, and stamping
machines,
and injection molds.

Somewhere, there was a bit aobut how a fiberglass airplane was too
expensive, because of the slow layup process. ( I couldn't find it, so I am
tacking this on here, sorry) I saw something today that made me question
that premise.

I was looking at a boat magazine, and there was a runabout that was selling
for just under 10 thousand. That was hull, engine, and everything. I know
that boats don't have to worry about weight so much, and there are other big
differences, but I was impressed. They can make money laying up fiberglass,
and assembling it for that price.

There must be a lesson in there somewhere, for those that want to build
plastic airplanes.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

They can make money laying up fiberglass,
and assembling it for that price.

Some use choppers, but I don't know if that technique would have a good
enough weight/strength for most aircraft panels.

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"bowman" wrote

Some use choppers, but I don't know if that technique would have a good
enough weight/strength for most aircraft panels.

Good point. I had not considered that,

Chopped would not suffice for nearly all airplane parts, unless you made it
really heavy.
--
Jim in NC