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Hawker Beechcraft G36 Bonanza Base price: $609,390 Engine make/model: Teledyne Continental IO-550-B “Special Edition” Horsepower: 300 Empty weight (lbs.): 2530 Fuel capacity (gals.): 74 Max landing/takeoff weight (lbs.): 3650 Useful load (lbs.): 1063 Length: 27 ft. 6 in. Height: 8 ft. 7 in. Wingspan: 33 ft. 6 in. Wing loading (lbs./sq. ft.): 20.2 Power loading […]

The U.S. economy is hardly crashing, but while slipping backwards in late 2007 and early 2008, it has been on a bumpy plateau. This unevenness causes trouble for many businesses. Even giant coffee seller, Starbucks, is rejiggering their business model to adjust for folks balking at $4 coffee while their stock portfolio lurches up and […]

Lots of folks are wondering about, or complaining about, the seemingly high prices of Light-Sport Aircraft. Recently a prior editor-in-chief of EAA publications, Scott Spangler, wrote a blog on JetWhine. Scott focused on expensive avionics as one reason LSA cost so much. While a factual observation, I believe the price increase is more complex. *** […]

Piaggio Aero P.180 Avanti II Price: $6.8 million* Engine: 2 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-66B Shaft Horsepower: 850 (derated from 1630) Max Takeoff Weight (lbs.): 12,050 Useful Load (lbs.): 4300 Max Payload (lbs.): 2000 Empty Weight, Std. (lbs.): 7800 Wing Span (ft.): 46.03 Cabin Height (ft.): 5.74 Cabin Width (ft.): 6.07 Cabin Length (ft.): 14.93 PERFORMANCE […]

When does it make sense to train in a $220,000, four-seater when you could use a $140,000, two-place model instead?

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