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kleinbl00  ·  1537 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Flying V first successful flight

It's a Cessna 172 designed after 2010. All-carbon, Jet-A, glass cockpit.

The Celera will do a pilot, a copilot and six passengers. The DA-42 will do you, your wife and that couple you golf with.

    Additional baggage is stowed in two generous nose compartments that are sized for golf bags and offer maximum flexibility in loading for any mission.

Or, you know, a long-endurance surveillance package.





demure  ·  1536 days ago  ·  link  ·  

shit, and it's cheaper than a Cirrus SR22?

...one can dream...

kleinbl00  ·  1535 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Holy fuck I had no idea Cirrus were that expensive.

This one's been for sale for like five years. I fell in love with Foland Gnats when I saw one at Pima Air & Space - it's like a BD-5J for people who actually want to fly. Unfortunately it burns 180 gallons per hour.