Ultimate 20-300

[luv2flyguy]

Mike, when will you be back up this way again? Let me know so I can give you a tour of the shop.

[reyn3545]

I'll be in N Wilkesboro on 9/15, but then I have to go over to Greensboro and fly to New York for the rest of the week... No rest for the weary!!

[smokin]

tell us more!!!!!!

like, what's her name? LOL

just kidding, more about the specs and release time!!!!!
christmas is just around the corner!

[lomcevac]

Any progress yet... really want one of these. I vote, keep the color scheme.

[Tired Old Man]

Love the colors of this one and really like the foiled horizontal stabs!!

The gal is good for the eyes as well

[reyn3545]

Its been over a year since Mark posted the first pictures of this plane... either there's a TON of development work going on, or there's just not a viable market for a bipe of this size.... I hope it's option #1.

[SleepyC]

I saw he had one in the Aeroworks tent at the TAS.

Looks like they are still working on it.

[bodywerks]

Rocco said they are ready to go into production or are in production. They have a pre-order special of $2195. They went through no less than three versions to get this thing right. The production prototype comes in at 42 pounds with tuned pipes. They will have two different schemes - the one we have already seen and then a yellow, blue, and silver scheme. I would not mind having one of these at all - by far the most beautiful competition bipe out there!

[reyn3545]

Do you know if this bipe has a similar center rib on the top wing like the H9 Ultimate does? I've got one of them, and the wing rattles so bad on that rib you'd think the plane was going to come to pieces.

[statbeast]

Does the number of revisions mean there have been a lot of design problems?

[ULTIMATE1]

	Quote: Originally Posted by heydick
	A little off topic but, does anyone know where I can find a 3 view template of an Ultimate? Thanks.

HEYDICK here ya go!!

[DannyFlyer]

hmm id like to see what the Yellow, Blue Silver looks like.

Danny

[Mark Dennis]

	Quote: Originally Posted by statbeast
	Does the number of revisions mean there have been a lot of design problems?

Not a lot of design problems just things that we new we could do better. This one has taken a long time but we honestley feel that it will be the best airplane Aeroworks has produced to date. We are getting very close and expect them around the first of the year.

[DannyFlyer]

Any photos or 3 view style paint chart like you guys have with the yaks of the yellow and blue scheme?

Danny

[Tired Old Man]

6 to 10 would be in line for development, then another couple months for production.

The problem I see right now is the state of the economy. You have to buy a container full of planes to make the buy cost effective. Out of that container you'll have to make 25 or more of them the new designs or the cost of setting up the jigs and the labor goes waaay up. If that happens you won't make any money on the kit sales. Toss in the big question mark right now regarding how many you will be able to sell in the next 30 days to recover what you paid up front prior to manufacturing for production and shipping the container.

I can understand holding off the release date under the circumstances. They'll need to move 25 to 50 planes in very short order to make the deed worth doing. Could they do it right now? Good question.