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Originally Posted by woxofswa
In order for general aviation to survive, all producers are going to have to focus on engineering cost containment as much as product development/improvement. General aviation needs at least the upper middle class back or we are headed for extinction.
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Not necessarily. There is a requirement for the R&D folks that inovate, even if they never sell anything into the market (think auto/air race teams). They are a critical element along the way to new and better products. Titan may well be a hybrid that inovates AND sells product. Price may be what it is, at this point in time.
Further, it is not the primary responsibility of any vendor to try and "save" the market, any more than it's the lifeguard's first responsibility to save the swimmer. Is it not the lifeguard's duty to protect him/herself first (during the course of operations)? Otherwise, the victim may be absolutely doomed.
Bevan