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Subject: Re: Europa-List: engines
From: Fred Fillinger <n3eu@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 16:47:04

<andy@suncoastjabiru.com>
>
> It's also a fact that some aircraft manufacturers suppress
> the Jabiru's capabilities in favor of Rotax because they
> make more money selling a Rotax than a Jabiru. It's a
> cruel world....
>

Could you post exact numbers regarding relative margins?
Especially on the Rotax 914 -- not MSRP, but how much must
they have to accept or they're not selling very many.  I
don't know enough about the 3300 to oppose it for any
reason.  Just tryin' to urge conclusions be taken a couple
steps back to actual data, should this help a builder
choose.  Obviously if in buying a Rotax, much of our cost is
reseller profit, the 3300 may have more intrinsic value.
That's why big SUV's are relatively bad buys.

Fred F.



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