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CTR wrote:
Some one wrote about ten years ago that the tiltrotor is like a four wheel drive Jeep. The Jeep makes a lousy car and a motorcycle can travel off road much better. Early Jeeps were also so expensive you could buy a nice car and a motorcycle for less than the cost of a Jeep. Despite these facts, early civilian Jeeps did sell. Slow at first, but with each new Jeep customer a new use was discovered. Maybe the same story will hold true for the tiltrotor BA609. I hadn't heard this analogy before. What an interesting argument. As you say, maybe the tiltrotor will turn out the same way. |
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Well, there is an awful lot of money out there. People buy
Gulfstreams, Horizons, and other high-end jets to fly intercontinental routes. There will be high-rollers with the resources to buy a tilt rotor. The BA609 opens a niche commercial market -- longer-than-helo range trips with no regular airport at one end. That said, I think there's a significant government market for a smaller tilt rotor, and once the 609 gains acceptance, I think they'll find a solid market. HW |
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