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As a near 70yr old geezer with limited means, I admit that's the first time I've seen a smiley following a $100K price tag - lol - good on ya' mate!
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I'll be 71 in December. That's a lot of money, but not for a brand new LSA.chicagorandy wrote:"Also, the $99,500 price tag."
As a near 70yr old geezer with limited means, I admit that's the first time I've seen a smiley following a $100K price tag - lol - good on ya' mate!
EDIT 2: At my current weight of 200 pounds and with 77 pounds of baggage in the aft baggage area, I don't exceed the reward CG all the way down to zero usable fuel. So, as long as I don't go over 1320 pounds total, there is no way I can get out of CG. That's good to know.TimTaylor wrote:Just checked CG with just me and 77 pounds baggage. Not a problem even if loaded in the aft baggage area.
EDIT: I just did some scenarios with 100 pounds of baggage (assumes I lose 23 pounds) and even with that, I didn't exceed the rear CG limit with all the baggage in the aft baggage area until I used about 10 gallons of fuel. If I put 50 pounds in the baggage area and 50 pounds in the aft baggage area, I don't exceed aft CG even with zero usable fuel in the tanks.
Wouldn't surprise me if it's true.Type47 wrote:Word on the street is that there is a new clean sheet engine being designed for this aircraft. Supposedly 30% more power and half the price. Possibly called “Olga”?
See at http://www.epi-eng.com/aircraft_engine_ ... engine.htm.
Test runs are on youtube.
Absolute game changer if true.
Is that enough to get excited about? As usual, I have developed cold feet. Not sure if I'm going to mail my check or not. Stay tuned. This happens everytime I try to buy something expensive. My practical/prudent self gets in an argument with my emotional self.dstclair wrote:Hey -- the big advantage is the new engine is projected to be 13lbs lighter than an O-200D
John Torode, the Founder of Dynon and the driving force/money behind the Ranger, is obsessed with lowering the amount of labor involved in building the aircraft. If he does the same thing for engine building that he has done with the airframe, he will achieve the first real assembly-line built airplane. Up until now, all other airplanes resemble hand built prototypes. He is trying to get the price low enough to induce high sales volume. His waiting list to buy and ramping up of production with the Ranger makes it look like he will succeed.Warmi wrote:The price of an aircraft engine is so high because with such small quantities being sold, the only way to recover the cost ( and hopefully make a profit ) is to jack up the price - so I am not sure how can they offer a new engine at half the price unless it is some kind of automotive conversion or their R&D budget was tiny to begin with ....