Maxwell wrote:
"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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Maxwell wrote:
"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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Which is cheaper? A $1000 pair of headsets or the multi hundred
pounds it will take to make aircraft quieter in the cockpit. And
before you answer we aren't just talking insullation here we are
talking a bigger engine to carry the weight of the insullation,
more fuel and fuel burn because of the bigger engine and probably
100 other things I haven't even thought of.
You might not have to add weight. The auto industry seems to have
avoided it.

My last car was a Honda S2000. 2 Seats, good performance and a trunk
about the size of the cargo area in a 150.

Curb Weight 2,835 lbs.

And since you mention Lexus below.

Lexus GS450h Hybrid.

Curb Weight 4,134 lbs.


You're right. Most hybrids do weigh more.


That little S2000 wasn't a Hybrid.







You are right that there are probably some folks out there that
don't fly for that reason. But motorcycles are loud, jetskis are
loud, ski and bass boats are loud. Being loud isn't the problem.
The same goes for vibration.

Perhaps not to you, but there are a lot of people out there that can
easily afford any small plane they choose. But they don't fly
airplanes, ride jet skis, motorcycles or bass boats. Most do however
seem to drive a Lexus, or something a whole lot like one.

I'm not really sure of your point on this. You seem to be comparing
GA as recreation to a auto for transportation.

Not at all. Just than in the last 30 years automobiles have gotten "A
LOT" quieter and GA aircraft haven't kept pace.

Because weight is an insignificant issue in autos but not in aircraft.

And while autos have gotten quieter there are a bunch of people out there
that will pay a premium to make them louder by getting them with a
convertable top. When I had that S2000 and was on the highway I had to
listen to my iPod via the earbuds because of the noise.