That's probably true, but I'm sure the cost is less than an
old business jet.
Imagine running an early Citation, or a Sabre Jet, Learjet or even an early Falcon for that matter.
Interestingly, there seems to be enough value left in them because there are several operated by charter companies still.
The cheyenne beats the early slowtations on every aspect of performance, and I think it looks pretty awasome too. I rather like them big props...
The question in my mind is, if it is cheaper to run, and performs better or equal to a jet, what's the catch? Why aren't there tons of them doing the jethaul? I suppose Beechcraft beat them to the business with the King Airs, but they're not nearly as sparkling in performance. Perhaps they're just built better.
It would be interesting to see how the Cheyenne 400LS would stand up to the Eclipse 500 in terms of economy...