Posted on 03/20/2003 11:27:31 AM PST by Willie Green
"buying used (as opposed to new and untested) is almost always the safer bet"
Very good point, this is also why I don't buy first year automobiles.
I'm not yet sold on composite construction which many of the new designs employ. Even though aluminum is subject to corrosion and fatigue, those characteristics are well known and have been studied for decades.
A problem with older light jets is the fuel economy and cost of engine overhauls, Citation I's and II's are good examples. Older Turpoprops are more fuel efficient but slower, both the Conquest I & II are good choices with the King Air a possibility except for its slows cruise speed and most have high hours. All of these options are planes in the 20 to 30 year old range too.
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