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From: james@alberta.UUCP (James Borynec)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Homebuilts
Message-ID: <689@alberta.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 15-Oct-85 22:22:07 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 15 22:22:07 1985
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Reply-To: james@pembina.UUCP (James Borynec)
Organization: U. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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 I am currently building a Thorpe T-18.  It is a fine airplane,
and should be finished before the turn of the century.
 
As far as I can see, all the innovation in general aviation
nowadays can be directly attributed to the homebuilt industry.
Furthermore, the large aviation companies seem to have no
interest in building an airplane for the common man.
The incredible legal fees involved in building an innovative
airplane may be the major contributing factor.
 
All this adds up to the death of general aviation as we know it.
If a "common" man wants an airplane, he will either end up
buying an old used airplane, or build one himself.
j. borynec