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Re: Spitfire Kit from BC - Canada EH!
Posted by Tony on Tue Nov 13, 2001 03:51:08 PM
In reply top Re: Spitfire Kit from BC - Canada EH! posted by Rob Prior on Tue Nov 13, 2001 12:55:12 PM
Well, having looked at the site again, all I can say is, the designers, have done a hell of a job.
Maybe they can have a 100% option, for the builders who do have money?
All in all, a very very sexy job, my congratulations to all involved
Does anyone know how much it costs to build this aircraft from plans, Ball Park?
: : Good to hear from someone, who actually has something ta
: ng
: : iable from this particular designer, but why are the pla
: ns
: : 80% when the designer obviously has the skills, to buil
: d
: : a full scale replica? Is it a question of powerplants, o
: r
: : product liability?
:
: Simple answers: Cost and Practicality. Designing it isn'
: t any more expensive, but owning it sure is. The designer
: s wanted an aircraft that would be both stunning *and* pra
: ctical. Full scale would require a big hangar, lots of ga
: s money, and be more of a handful to fly, too. 80% scale
: means something like 30% of the fuel burn of a V-12 powere
: d 100% scale model.
:
: Building an 80% model also means you can do it in your 2-c
: ar garage, without making an addition to the garage. It's
: meant to be a replica that is accessible to the general p
: ublic, not only to those people who are made of money.