Turbine Sonex?

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Re: Turbine Sonex?

Postby jjbardell » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:20 am

Bryan Cotton wrote:Well, my other two PT6's would certainly be on my King Air. I do have to admit that the various PT6 singles are pretty nice though. Maybe a Pilatus, Caravan, and Evolution. I'd need another hangar, that is the downside. Plus C77 has 100LL and mogas but no jet fuel.


With that fleet, my hangar would be located in Scottsdale AZ or Honolulu. :D
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Re: Turbine Sonex?

Postby DCASonex » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:22 am

LarryEWaiex121 wrote:If a person is going to waste all the money to put a turbine in a Sonex, why wouldn't you design an all new airframe designed to cruise at 175-200kts or higher with a higher aspect ratio wing designed to fly at altitude where the turbine would be more efficient? Not to mention a place to store fuel, which your certainly going to need unless you don't intend to leave your own back yard.

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