All:

I don't think Great Planes got "Burned," but I suspect they thought there would be a greater sales volume than they got.

Joe Average is, and probably will remain, afraid of twins, so the market for them will always be a small percentage of the total.

With my Super Duellist project we were able to sell 50 kits, at a cost not much more than the wood alone would have cost at your LHS. There were a few more requests later, but when an offer of ten more was made I got only two firm orders. And for just two kits I couldn't hold the price, so they were not filled.

If you compare RC planes to cars, the twin market penetration would then be the sports and exotic cars. And if RC planes were as common as cars the market share for twins would be large enough to interest the larger kit/ARF companies. Consider the sales volume for the Chevrolet Corvette. And even with the sales it has, GM has come close to dropping the Corvette several times.

Just something to think about.

Bill.