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Why do they cost $3M?
by caseyf7 7y ago
Why do they cost $3M?
- supernova87a 7y agoThe labor, insurance, and safety / regulatory certifications required of a low volume production aircraft.
- FabHK 7y agoOnly about 1000 single-engine piston aircraft are sold every year worldwide, and only about 500 single-engine turboprop. It's a market with higher certification requirements, but much smaller unit volume than boats and cars, so much more certification, R&D, admin cost has to be covered by each unit sold. See eg. https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/wordpress/2019/02/26/2018-world-general-aviation-aircraft-shipments-up-5/ https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/wordpress/2019/02/26/2...