Hey, now don't get me wrong. There's nothing WRONG with the 1900 per se--it's just that the guys that signed off the design should be removed from their profession for sheer laziness in design and complete lack of esthetic sense. Their overall result works for what it was designed for, and is generally a safe aircraft in the hands of a competent crew. In principle it could have been a great machine, with clean lines, speed, a stand-up cabin, able to work comfortably in all sorts of environments and incredibly easy to fly and maintain. What was produced was a fast aircraft that is still a heck of a lot better than its competition, which is of cours the San Antonio sewer pipe, the Texas lawn dart, the screaming weenie, the death tube.......
