Best Buys on General Aviation Aircraft

A look at new fixed-gear, four-seat singles

No one can guess if the personal jet market will be as robust as many entrepreneurs think, but here’s a look at the current and projected crop of contenders

Ryan Navion Price: $30,000-35,000 Engine make/model: Cont. E-185 Horsepower@rpm@altitude: 185@2300@SL Horsepower for takeoff: 205 TBO hrs.: 1500 Fuel type: 80/87 Propeller type/diameter: Variable Pitch Landing gear type: Tri/Retr. Max ramp weight (lbs.): 2850 Gross weight (lbs.): 2850 Landing weight (lbs.): 2850 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1785 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 1065 Payload, full std. fuel […]

Which one is right for you?

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’€¦in the eye of the beholder

The benefits of LIGHT-SPORT Aircraft extend beyond sport pilots to recreational and private pilots as well

Given the way that prices on just about everything keep going up, it’s hard to believe there really is such a thing as an “undervalued” airplane. But such a thing does exist, especially when you look back at the older classics.

 

 

 

Battle of the four-seat speedsters