Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group otherLSAtrainers

I have noticed that as well. Part of the problem is the low value of the dollar I think. When we have to pay $16,000 for a 120hp Jabiru engine, when we can buy an entire car with a better engine for less than that, something is way wrong. Yet our alternative is to buy a US engine that uses 1920 and 1930 engineering - for even more!

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Lyle Cox" <LyleCox@...> wrote:
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> Amazing to me is that the LSA's that are produced in the US, cost the same
> as the ones produced overseas.
>
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> From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of medicbill@...
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:15 AM
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group otherLSAtrainers
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>
> Your going to find most LSA's composite or metal are not produced in the US
> and probably will not due to the wage factor. Even Cessna is going to
> produce the new Skycatcher in China. Most companies argue to keep the price
> point down they have to manufacture them in low wage countries.
>
> Bill
>
> In a message dated 10/15/2009 5:12:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> airpark@... writes:
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>
> I've only recently joined this group. the postings seem much more
> professional - than a lot of other sites I routinely visit. Great comments
> and evalutions - on some possible LSA trainers.
>
> This group just made me aware of the high costs of repairing composites.
> (And the safety factor (or lack of one?) - in crashes. And that not too
> many are made here - thus, hurting our economy and job market(s). (What's
> new!?)
>
> Does anyone know about the Patriot? Don Zank has four pictures of it on his
> website: Zanklites.com. (Dave @ Quad City designed it.) It's metal framed
> - with fabric covering. The canopy is one piece, hinged on the side. (I'm
> wondering if making it - with a T-34 like canopy - would be doable.) ?
> Down here in SW Florida, you couldn't fly -even taxi it around. Or at most
> places - in the summer.
>
> That would also make it easier to get in and out of. And making it look
> more like a replica Warbird - might make it into an interesting 'Made in
> America!' product. How good a basic trainer it would turn out to be - ?
> But, it is nice looking. And Don says it flies well, has good cross-country
> speed - and is capable of light aerobatics.
>
> Another possible 'Made in America' product - could be making Dennis
> Whiley's* SPAD into a 'T-SPADXIII. 'T' standing for two place or trainer.
> All he'd have to do is use his Jenny fuselage - and add the grill and
> trailing edge scallops to it. (He could also make his Jenny - into a
> Clipped Wing Jenny. That would be two great LSA's! And I believe - as
> quick built kits - they could be much less expensive - than most of those
> overseas composites. (And real 'show stoppers') !
>
> Just some observations from a 'Senior Citizen'. I'm trying to build a
> Children's Aviation Center, a 'Naval Air Estates Airpark, and an aviation
> themed restaurant - down here in SW Florida. (I'm looking for financing of
> it.) It will also have some unique features - that will make it an
> alternative energy center.
>
> For information on this 'dream project - (and my educational, military and
> aviation backgrounds.) visit: www.navalairestates.com
> <http://www.navalairestates.com/> , I know I have had to miss some ideas.
> If any of you can contribute to the project - please do.
>
> As the economy is stagnant - I now plan to start - with a downsized
> Children's Aviation Center - at a local airport in SW Florida. (while
> trying to find financing for the larger project) Eventually, I'd like to
> build a second such project - back home, in Mid- Michigan.
>
> Both(all future) Centers will provide aerospace education to local students,
> honor women and minorites in aviation, create jobs, serve as alternative
> energy labs, offer profit sharing - and add to the local economys! (not
> China's and other Nations - ours!)
>
> And hopefully, each 'center' will have an LSA flying club - as 'part of the
> picture'.
> There will be a six place 'RAC' - rotating aircraft carrier - as the
> 'centerpiece' of each center.
>
> * And/or Mike Loehle's SPADXIII version. He actually has three war bird
> versions.
>

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