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Post subject: Re: Textron acquires Pipistrel Posted: 17 Mar 2022, 09:02 |
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Username Protected wrote: Could be really interesting to see with Textron's resources in the eaviation front. Maybe it will be more than just the announcement without certified products that we see everywhere. Textron knows how to build airplanes. They also know how to not build airplanes. The Columbia/Corvalis/400, for example. And if they do continue to build the planes, I expect they will become a lot more expensive.
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Post subject: Re: Textron acquires Pipistrel Posted: 17 Mar 2022, 09:17 |
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Username Protected wrote: Could be really interesting to see with Textron's resources in the eaviation front. Maybe it will be more than just the announcement without certified products that we see everywhere. Textron knows how to build airplanes. They also know how to not build airplanes. The Columbia/Corvalis/400, for example. And if they do continue to build the planes, I expect they will become a lot more expensive.
Amen.
They bought and killed the Columbia. Why should we expect any different here? Maybe the fact that plane uses a Lycoming, also a Textron Company, will keep it alive.
RAS
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Post subject: Re: Textron acquires Pipistrel Posted: 17 Mar 2022, 09:26 |
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Username Protected wrote: Do you think they are interested in the electric? The Alpha Electro?
--paul It certainly could be about electric trainers. Electric Bonanzas are a long way off -- maybe infinitely far -- but no matter what else happens, it looks like there might be electric trainers relatively soon. It's kind of like homebuilts; you can buy an RV-7 that's already flying for less than it would cost to build one yourself. Textron probably finds it cheaper to buy a flying electric airplane than to build one from scratch.
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Post subject: Re: Textron acquires Pipistrel Posted: 17 Mar 2022, 09:32 |
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Username Protected wrote: Do you think they are interested in the electric? The Alpha Electro?
--paul I think so. From the press release: "Textron plans to form a new business segment, Textron eAviation........" They can certainly bring resources to the table.
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Post subject: Re: Textron acquires Pipistrel Posted: 17 Mar 2022, 09:37 |
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Username Protected wrote: Do you think they are interested in the electric? The Alpha Electro?
--paul I think so. From the press release: "Textron plans to form a new business segment, Textron eAviation........" They can certainly bring resources to the table.
I hope this does not mean the end of the Panthera.
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Post subject: Re: Textron acquires Pipistrel Posted: 17 Mar 2022, 10:26 |
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Username Protected wrote: I hope this does not mean the end of the Panthera. I'm concerned about that too. I'm afraid it may go way.
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Post subject: Re: Textron acquires Pipistrel Posted: 17 Mar 2022, 12:36 |
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I too hope this does not end the Panthera even though there is no way I could afford one it is nice to see some progress in our industry.
Piper too had a relationship with Pipistrel and marketed the Piper Sport made by Pipistrel, that fell apart reportedly because of build quality issues. Will assume Pipistrel could not come down to Piper standards. (ran out of green font).
Correction, the Piper Sport was manufactured by Czech Sport Aircraft not Pipistrel.
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Post subject: Re: Textron acquires Pipistrel Posted: 17 Mar 2022, 17:49 |
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Username Protected wrote: It certainly could be about electric trainers. Electric Bonanzas are a long way off -- maybe infinitely far -- but no matter what else happens, it looks like there might be electric trainers relatively soon.. There already are electric trainers, flying right now. ENAC trains the future Air France pilots on the Velis, and they have been for a year. Initially to train the instructors. https://www.enac.fr/fr/lenac-accueille- ... e-certifieThe FFA (sort of like EAA in the US) is helping clubs rent those electric planes as well. Hey, that Velis, isn't that Pipistrel as well... It's not the future. It's already the past
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