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Tom De Moor wrote:
In article1e13598a-62af-4473-9a2d- , says... http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/04...t-like-speeds/ Karl Nice plane without a market for it. Tom De Moor And not even close to "jet-like" speeds. Very few jets have an economy cruise of 310 MPH and max cruise of only 385. This is a turboprop with, duh, turboprop-like speeds. :-) And, yes, I expect virtually no market for it. There will always be a few with more money than brains, but probably not more than a handful. Matt |
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"Voyager" wrote in message
... Tom De Moor wrote: In article1e13598a-62af-4473-9a2d- , says... http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/04...t-like-speeds/ Karl Nice plane without a market for it. Tom De Moor And not even close to "jet-like" speeds. Very few jets have an economy cruise of 310 MPH and max cruise of only 385. This is a turboprop with, duh, turboprop-like speeds. :-) And, yes, I expect virtually no market for it. There will always be a few with more money than brains, but probably not more than a handful. Matt It looks to me like they are very close to the initially projected speed claims for a couple of the VLJ aircraft and, as an amateur-built kit, they may not need much of a market to be above break-even. But, like you, I see it as a turboprop with projected speeds near the upper end of the turboprop speed range. I would definitely NOT throw it into the "more money than brains" category; but, the only place where I am convinced that it would survive a real cost versus benefit analysis would be as a trainer--provided that a type certificate would not be a requirement. Peter |
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Voyager wrote:
And not even close to "jet-like" speeds. Very few jets have an economy cruise of 310 MPH and max cruise of only 385. This is a turboprop with, duh, turboprop-like speeds. :-) The max cruise is higher than that of the Eclipse and the Cessna Citation Mustang... http://www.eclipseaerospace.net/imag...lipse_2010.pdf http://www.cessna.com/citation/musta...fications.html And, yes, I expect virtually no market for it. There will always be a few with more money than brains, but probably not more than a handful. Depends on your definition of "handful". There are more than 30 Lancair IVs with turbine engines on the FAA registry. Ron Wanttaja |
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Ron Wanttaja wrote:
Voyager wrote: And not even close to "jet-like" speeds. Very few jets have an economy cruise of 310 MPH and max cruise of only 385. This is a turboprop with, duh, turboprop-like speeds. :-) The max cruise is higher than that of the Eclipse and the Cessna Citation Mustang... http://www.eclipseaerospace.net/imag...lipse_2010.pdf http://www.cessna.com/citation/musta...fications.html I think two qualifies as "very few." This is like saying that a Camry has "sports car-like" performance because it is as fast as a Miata. And, yes, I expect virtually no market for it. There will always be a few with more money than brains, but probably not more than a handful. Depends on your definition of "handful". There are more than 30 Lancair IVs with turbine engines on the FAA registry. With regard to airplane volumes, yes, I consider 30 in the handful category. I would probably consider 50 to be a handful as compared to the volumes of most economically successful airplanes. Matt |
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