Originally Posted by marc s

In composites the costs involved to make smaller kits, R&D, mould making and all the other processes are almost the same as the larger kits, this means that in terms of costs the economies of small are not really very good hence the trend to go bigger, not only is it more economical but it also boosts the engineering 'credability' of the company I dare say too.

In turbine world small is often more expensive than big, and in mechanical land this is also true for landing gear as well, I bet Oli's F16 gear won't be that much less than a big scale F16 system made to the same exacting detail.

I would like to make a smaller version of the Vixen which has just flown its first European show at Jetpower but this will have to come after the F84, A6 and a twin project in the pipeline already.

marcs