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 Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:20 pm Post subject: turbine |
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First, Ref Richard Yee's complaint about the awkward forum format. Couldn't agree with you more. Mattronics is a charming, one guy operation and personal anachronism. The clunky steam engine of on line forums. Yahoo hosts the easiest and most flexible user group forums which generate no spam but the Arion guys have some kinda personal beef against them and refuse to support any Yahoo Lightning group.
Now Ref Jim Langley being skeptical of a turboprop Sport Cruiser. Couldn't agree with you more. And with good reason not just personal preference as above.
First is airframe quality. Simplest insight? Compare Vne of Lightning(at)208mph ([email]Lightning(at)208mph[/email]) with Vne of SC(at)160mph ([email]SC(at)160mph[/email]) suggesting Lightning is 25% stronger if properly assembled.
Second is company track record. Manufacturer CZAW is notorious for deceptive marketing and false delivery promises on the SC. Last year it was and possibly still is under bankruptcy pressure.
These turboprop sport cruiser guys were/are their US arm (Sport Aircraft Works aka WetAero aka N2Turbines) . Danny took hundreds of deposits on the Mermaid Sport Amphibian, then flip flopped for four years doing his own backyard R&D on Rotax vs Jabiru power. In all this time after all the show appearances with pretty Czech girls and endless promises, he has delivered exactly one Mermaid while promising "four more are 85% complete" and in his marketing having the balls to diss likely delivery dates of competing SLSA amphibs. With creation of WetAero, Mermaid price increased from $75,000 to $175,000 loaded. While claiming it will now be US made, their website price list adds $4225 for customs clearance and shipping. You pays your money - you takes your chances. IMHO they are and always have been, like Jim Bede, charming and well-intentioned folks but ludicrously overextended and unreliable.
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