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On Mar 21, 7:38*pm, Martin Hotze wrote:
"make the transition today" - they say:http://www.terrafugia.com/aircraft..html #m There was an item on TV about it. The rate of climb left a LOT to be desired |
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"george" wrote in message ... On Mar 21, 7:38 pm, Martin Hotze wrote: "make the transition today" - they say:http://www.terrafugia.com/aircraft.html There was an item on TV about it. The rate of climb left a LOT to be desired Hmmm; I didn't even know it had flown. Their web page does not address climb rate, but 50-foot clearance takeoff distance is listed at 1700', which compares well to the 152's book value of 1820'. Considering that they claim the final product will be light enough to qualify as an LSA yet roadable, I am quite impressed so far. Given the history of such projects, being impressed is not the same as predicting success though. Vaughn |
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In article
, "vaughn" wrote: "george" wrote in message ... On Mar 21, 7:38 pm, Martin Hotze wrote: "make the transition today" - they say:http://www.terrafugia.com/aircraft.html There was an item on TV about it. The rate of climb left a LOT to be desired Hmmm; I didn't even know it had flown. Their web page does not address climb rate, but 50-foot clearance takeoff distance is listed at 1700', which compares well to the 152's book value of 1820'. Considering that they claim the final product will be light enough to qualify as an LSA yet roadable, I am quite impressed so far. Given the history of such projects, being impressed is not the same as predicting success though. Vaughn I think that they may be using a liberal amount of balonium in it to get the claimed performance. Just a cursory look at it comes up with lots of drag-producing intersections and shapes. -- Remove _'s from email address to talk to me. |
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On Mar 21, 7:00*pm, Orval Fairbairn
wrote: In article I think that they may be using a liberal amount of balonium in it to get the claimed performance. Just a cursory look at it comes up with lots of drag-producing intersections and shapes. Once they add the required hundred pounds or so of DOT required bumpers and crash worthiness structure I'd be surprised if it could get off the ground in any category; much less LSA. -Robert |
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On Mar 23, 1:16*pm, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
On Mar 21, 7:00*pm, Orval Fairbairn wrote: In article I think that they may be using a liberal amount of balonium in it to get the claimed performance. Just a cursory look at it comes up with lots of drag-producing intersections and shapes. Once they add the required hundred pounds or so of DOT required bumpers and crash worthiness structure I'd be surprised if it could get off the ground in any category; much less LSA. -Robert They won't need to add all that, as it will be classified as a motorcycle for road use, not a car. Still, I won't predict any kind of success for it. Tools that are designed to do multiple jobs hardly ever do any job well. Minimal performance in both roles and a target price of $200k, somehow I expect the market to be rather limited. I'd be amazed if they ever turn a profit or even manage to stay in business beyond making a handful of prototypes while burning through all their investors' money. So says my crystal ball. |
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