Ozgrade 3
Interesting thread
But snide remark got it in one re the Piper and other stuff. Model T's belong in Model T museums.
I'm not so sure about the Viator or Spartacus the last time somebody ( a friend outside this but in the steel business) was trying to get me interested in these was when some Indian steel manufacturer client of his owned the rights for this area.
The Piaggio is an equally fine aircraft but just never got going as it IMHO should have.
Try here for a glimpse of the real future (and they are not even Cessnas
)
http://www.eclipseaviation.com/
is that hot or what.
and here;
http://www.etruria.com/p180.html
Very Cool and from all reports does what it is supposed to.
Italian flair with Ferrari performance.
This is what Beech really had in mind with the Starship but went up the wrong track with the certification and carbon fibre technology of the time.
This company is now run by Signor Ferrari Jr
and it's way ahead of their scooters.