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Originally posted by Peter Bro10:
Well, now that's different!!! how much would one of these babies cost me???
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Yes, they are neat looking, aren't they?
The A500 is $1.2 million (base price). It can carry up to 6 people including the pilot; a good company plane, or family plane for a family that can afford it (no, not mine either). Its range, with 6 people is 431 nautical miles (with only 2 people, it's actually up at just over 1000nm).
The A700 starts at $2.25 million. It can carry up to 8 people, including pilot, in the "air taxi" configuration; 7 with a lav. It is one of the "very light jets" that you have probably read about. Its range is 314nm with 8 people; 591nm with 6; and 1021nm with just 2. As a jet, it is faster, of course.
There are nice range maps on the the web site if you are interested.
The turboprop is a twin with the flying characteristics of a single engine plane because of the inline configuration. You don't even feel it if one engine is shut off. That makes it much easier for someone to move up to it from a single engine plane, as there are not all the extra challenges of flying a conventional twin, nor the increased difficulty of flying it if one engine fails.
adamaircraft.com
PS: The A500 "starred in" the Miami Vice movie.