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http://www.stuckmic.com/news/9461-ce...html#post88278
http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-a...st5402609.html
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Herb R Harney 1968 337C Flying the same Skymaster for 47 years Last edited by hharney : 01-07-10 at 07:39 PM. 
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01-08-10, 12:44 AM
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I predict that a couple of years after Cessna releases the SID, they will then announce the production of new Skymasters.
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01-08-10, 12:56 PM
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Don't think that will ever happen, Adam already tried. Huge failure and the industry is just not ready for another Skymaster and probably never will be.
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Herb R Harney 1968 337C Flying the same Skymaster for 47 years
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01-08-10, 11:08 PM
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Herb
I am reminded of an old song Never Say Never!
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01-09-10, 09:28 AM
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The problem would be is that no one could afford a new Skymaster. That's why Adam failed. Who would spend that much money given the performance and abilities of the aircraft. We should feel lucky that we have such solid birds for what they cost.
It all depends on the mission required. Most of the time mine is more than I need but I sure love it that way.
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Herb R Harney 1968 337C Flying the same Skymaster for 47 years
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01-09-10, 10:28 AM
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I do agree to Never say Never (look at the flying wing design from Northrup Grumman),
I think the new aviation environment of fuel cost, insurance, and other factors favor the high performance singles rather than twin engine aircraft. Without a lot of pilots flying twin engine aircraft, they don't encounter the danger of asymetric thrust when an engine fails. It seemed that was a large portion of my training when I flew a C-310. There are a few twin engine aircraft like the Diamond Twin Star, but with their FADEC systems, they shutdown and feather the engine when it stops producing power, reducing the asymetric thrust problem. The Skymaster was created to take care of that problem by a design change. It would be nice to see, but I don't think the enviorment supports it now. On the bright side, we have very unique aircraft and when I describe it to people, their eye's light up and they say in a positive way "Oh, you have one of those". Now, I just have to keep those pesky SIDs at bay. Karl
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01-09-10, 02:39 PM
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Rick
Where did the $60,000 cost to perform the SID come from? Is that real or highly exaggerated? I am very seriously pursuing buying a Skymaster at this time. This SID has me stopped in my tracks. I could live with the "risk" of a 10 or 15 grand expense, but 60, whew!! I am trying to decide if I should run. The problem is that I really like the Skymaster and its performance. Nothing else out there comes close to matching it.
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