Robert M. Gary wrote:
: Why would anyone buy an Arrow. Its just a slower version of a Mooney.
: The Mooney has the same engine, more reliable landing gear, and 20
: knots faster for comparible models (same year, comparisons). I've had
: both and find the Mooney 10 times better. The cabin size is really the
: same. Both the Mooney and Arrow started out with short bodies in the
: back and got longer about the same time. The cabin width is really the
: same (I've measured side to side). Of course the Mooney is also much
: sexier.

I might argue Chevy|Ford vs. Toyota. The Piper is more "normal," and thus has
simpler, more available, and I daresay cheaper parts. The Mooney is a better
engineered plane (like a Cessna is), so it performs better and isn't as overbuilt. As
such, it probably breaks a bit more often and is more expensive to fix.

The only major breakdown in this analogy that I can see is Toyota != sexy....


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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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