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I would love to have an new DA40 or DA42. Love the planes.
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Cessna 195 for show
DA42 for work Pitts or Yak for fun |
Originally Posted by 8-capt
(Post 184132)
C-182, P model carries a good load, 4 real pax, full fuel. Simple systems, NO fuel pumps, fixed gear, reansonable speed( 144 kt) 13 gph , reduce the power to 60%,120kts,10 gph. Same speed and fuel as a 172, but can carry a load of almost 1200 lbs. A 172 will NEVER do that for the same fuel burn. Insurance is a plus also, check it out. Also the market is for resale, if need be is good. Anyone who has flown a 182 will agree it is a good investment. Note, prior to 1976 it should be STC auto fuel complient, should avgas get unreasonable.
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My in-laws are in the Mooney business, so if I bought something else I'd get in big trouble.:D
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A Thunder Mustang...
... any idea if the kits are back in production? |
Not sure...but those things are insane. I saw a couple of them at the Arlington Fly-In last year, and they were awesome.
-Ben |
Last I knew about the thunder mustang it crashed and killed the lead test pilot and a potential buyer.
There is an aircraft called the legend that is a composite mustang with a turbine engine and tricycle gear. They were built in Deland FL last I knew |
A 1973-1978 Cessna Turbo 210.................:rolleyes: And keep my Comanche 250............:cool:
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google "Thunder Mustang". There was a group in Lawrence, KS that had made the deal to buy the rights, had tooling, etc. They gave up or ran out of financing or something. I went to visit them once - had a Thunder Mustang being built - what an awesome machine. Not sure why the prototype crashed, but I do not believe it was the fault of the airplane. I always wondered how the engine reliability over a long-term would be. To me, the thing that "makes" the airplane is the 750 HP Falconer v-12
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Stinson Detroiter.
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