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From: bl@hplabsb.UUCP (Bruce T. Lowerre)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: No advances in GA plane designs?
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Date: Wed, 22-Jan-86 19:49:47 EST
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> Today, the "average American" flies a 4-seat all-metal retractable.
> 200 horses and a constant-speed prop pull the plane along at 160 mph.
> The radio stack includes dual nav/comms, a transponder, probably ILS and
> maybe DME.  The instrument panel is fully outfitted for IFR, including
> autopilot.  The interior is plush, with carpeting and velour everywhere.
     
Wow, I wish I were "average"!  I guess my C150 puts me below the poverty
level :-).  I believe if you check the number of civil planes regestered,
you'll find the "average" is somewhere between a C150 and a C172, hardly a
retractable with 200 horses and constant-speed prop.