Yeah, whatever happened to Socata's "new line" of aircraft? It was noisy 5 years ago and then it all went silent! Seems like they're concentrating on the TBM700/850, which is nice, although a tad pricey for private flying.
Reading all the stories on avweb and aero-news.net indicates that the Cessna IS powered by a Lyc, and that they are going to introduce something new in the not too distant future.
Personally, I think both Avgas AND Jet will be available in future aircraft. More choices, which is great!
Looks like there will be several options of each type, Thielert, SMA, Bombardier, Continental/Honda and Lycoming are all grabbing for future sales.
One thing seems to be for sure. We're finally moving out of the dark ages!
With both Cessna and Piper announcing new development to counter Cirrus Lancair and Diamond it is bound to be interesting.
All we need now is for Toyota to announce the low cost personal plane that never fails and performs like you wouldn't believe!
