REFLECTOR: new engines

[Jim Sower]

<... isn't that much of a market ...>
Bingo.  And sadly it''ll most likely stay that way.  There's technology 
coming along, but sadly(?) Lyc and Cont won't be a party to it.

<... fewer young kids seem to be interested in airplanes ...>
Guess we should stop dumbing down the masses.  Actually, it's US whose 
job it is to get kids interested in aviation.  How active are we in 
young eagles??

Ronnie Brown wrote:

>Keith,
>
>You probably have already seen these articles, but if you haven't.....
>
>http://www.avweb.com/news/reviews/182489-1.html
>
>The problem with aviation is that there just isn't that much of a market
>place, and fewer young kids seem to be interested in airplanes anymore.
>
>Perhaps the almost ready for primetime sport pilot initiative will enlarge
>the market with lower cost of flying.
>
>Ronnie
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "KeithHallsten" <KeithHallsten at quiknet.com>
>To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 10:46 PM
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: new engines
>
>
>| Ronnie,
>|
>| No offense taken.
>|
>| I'm aware that Honda and Continental are doing market studies for the
>Honda
>| four-cylinder prototype.  However, what I meant by "get serious about
>piston
>| engines for GA aircraft" is a commitment to produce a range of engines,
>not
>| just study marketing a single model.  Of course, Honda has already done
>that
>| with outboard motors, snow blowers, lawnmowers, cars, motorcycles, small
>| industrial engines, etc., etc.   It looks like they may have something
>| adaptable to the small-fuselage Velocity, but those of us with "Bubba"
>will
>| need a bigger motor!
>|
>| Keith
>|
>