john kelley
Member
I just saw this on AOPA ePILOT.
Fifty-four communities throughout the country are seeking the plant that LoPresti Speed Merchants will build to produce its LoPresti Fury, based on the SwiftFury that was first offered in 1989 but never built. R.J. Siegel, the Vero Beach company's vice president of operations who is now based in Wisconsin, said the initial investment in the plant is $28 million. Interested communities have provided property and capital as incentives. The first year's production of 60 aircraft is sold out. The aircraft will have a base price of $295,000. Siegel predicted the aircraft will have an indicated cruise speed of 215 mph (186 knots) using a Lycoming IO-360 engine.
I am thinking $295K is a lot of money when you can build an RV7 that is almost as fast, aerobatic with all the panel goodies you want for less than 1/3 of that. OK so you don't get the sexy retract but you will never land gear up either. Even if you don't want to build one you can have your pick of 7 or 8's for just over $100K, and do your own maintenance.
P.S. I am taking the Sport Air RV class in May @ Oshkosh anyone else signed up?
Fifty-four communities throughout the country are seeking the plant that LoPresti Speed Merchants will build to produce its LoPresti Fury, based on the SwiftFury that was first offered in 1989 but never built. R.J. Siegel, the Vero Beach company's vice president of operations who is now based in Wisconsin, said the initial investment in the plant is $28 million. Interested communities have provided property and capital as incentives. The first year's production of 60 aircraft is sold out. The aircraft will have a base price of $295,000. Siegel predicted the aircraft will have an indicated cruise speed of 215 mph (186 knots) using a Lycoming IO-360 engine.
I am thinking $295K is a lot of money when you can build an RV7 that is almost as fast, aerobatic with all the panel goodies you want for less than 1/3 of that. OK so you don't get the sexy retract but you will never land gear up either. Even if you don't want to build one you can have your pick of 7 or 8's for just over $100K, and do your own maintenance.
P.S. I am taking the Sport Air RV class in May @ Oshkosh anyone else signed up?