Buying an airplane
06-23-2007 | 05:15 PM
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From: 737 CA
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.
06-24-2007 | 05:08 AM
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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
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
And keep my Comanche 250............
06-24-2007 | 09:14 AM
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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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