Great in theory, but the new retail price would be around $30k for the wings and $25k for the fuselage.
A substantial increase in the cost of the kits.
I don't think this true one bit! Really, how long would it take for a couple well trained assemblers to put a set of wings together if they have nice fixturing and assembly line setup? And they wouldn't have to making union pay scale wages.
Not looking to get political . We built thousands of airplanes in WW2 with a labor force of people that never built anything . I wonder what the cost of a quick build would be if it was done here paying $10 to $15 per hour ?
If it were sheetmetal guys and gals making $15/hr, I believe we could do it here just fine. When you add in management, rent, legal, cpa, electric, phone, water, workers comp, insurance, taxes of all kinds...that is where the cost would shoot through the roof. Could it be done in Aurora? If so, I bet they would be doing it.
Okay............so I was typing my reply, & didn't see yours. I'm a sheet metal guy. I wouldn't work for $15 an hour!