Future of Electronics In Aviation

In rec.aviation.piloting Le Chaud Lapin wrote:
On Jun 19, 4:15?pm, wrote:
In rec.aviation.piloting Le Chaud Lapin wrote:

If history is any indicator, technology becomes cheaper as time moves
forward, so whatever it is, it will probably be smaller, cheaper,
faster, more reliable, better-featured, disposable (it breaks, no
reason to cry as much), etc.

None of the technology involved in building airplanes has gotten
much cheaper in real dollars since airplanes were invented.

There are only so many existing materials you can build an airplane from
and they are all mature.

The only significant difference is the avionics does more for the same
cost.

Which implies that, if it does the same (if doing the same is an
option), then the cost is less.

It isn't an option.

There is no market for 12 channel comm radios.

There are many ground-based vehicles (cars) that technologically more
sophisticated than a new low-end Cessna but cost much less.

And cars are not built in quatities of a few hundred tops a year
nor does every little piece in them have to be certified.

Well, there are a couple of low volume cars that cost about the same
as a low end Cessna, to be totally accurate.


--
Jim Pennino

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