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Actually, what seems to be missing out there to me is a 58P with just a bit more room, with twin turbines, very fast and decent range. The KA is MUCH larger and heavier with much more drag. A six seat twin turbine with decent room (not KA size) maybe not cabin class could really be fast. If it had decent range of 1,200 NM with IFR reserves, it could sure fill a niche. There is no logical step up from the 58P IMO. One goes to a much larger KA or to a turbine single.
Best,
Dave
Turbine Duke. 1.2 million investment, brand new zero time motors with 3 yr warrantee, 300 kts and 1000nm range what more could you ask for. So the airframe is a little long in the tooth, so what, anybody ever see a Duke inflight breakup, never. I know of one TDuke that entered level 6 storm at 25k lost 15k ft and came out the bottom at 10k and landed with just some tweaked metal that is still flying today.
Gary
