ORIGINAL: serious power
Hi Matt,
It is hard to wrap ones mind around what time does to money in real terms.
I'll try;
I'm talking early 80's Ireland though.
Sticking with your figures ; $1000 v's $3000 then and now.
In 1983 I bought a brand new Nissan 1600 diesel @ £6,000.00 = €7,620.00 .
The equivalent model today costs €28,250.00
That's a ratio of ; 1 ; 3.7.
You are not buying ; 1 ; 3
Furthermore just compare what you get for your $3000 as opposed to what you got for your $1000.
You got 3 months hard labor and a model that just does not even begin to compare - though it was typical of the time.
I'm just trying to keep it real.
Brian
Brian,
You're right, the current 3K buys a whole lot of prefab. Imay notcareall that muchabout that, but I ackowledge the fact that many just don't want to build a boxo' balsa or just don't have the skills to build a top shelf competition thoroughbred.
I also admit that I've purchased judicious ARFies. Heck, gettingBryan's Shinden for 1500 is a pretty fair bargain I must admit. Also putting a Vanquish in the air to test engines was also fairly inexpensive. But I think both of these are on the lowest rung of the price ladder.Several othersare double that and more
I think you are right....Time to move on! We've beaten this one to death....AGAIN!!
Regards to weight, I think if the rule passed it will open the door to true 2 meter biplanes with 1500+ squares of wing which would be great. But new motors, esc's and batteries will probably be needed to drive them. These would likely require 4K+ watts to drive right.
I would use a piped DLE55 and a Mezjlik 20x12 carbon 3 blade and call it a day, but that's just me.....