Ian
that was shocking info!
I really believed as did the whole world Peter=B4s 2nd one was really
the 1000th.
KW was a market man but it is hard to accept it was not the 1000th.
I wish all the best for Swift (and for us, builders, operators and
Europa owners).
The Kit Planes article made good for us (thanks for Kim Prout!).
The completed and well test flight Europa retail price: it should be
around 80.000 - 120.000 euros when compareing for typical LSA-types.
Our Europas are much much more than any LSAs as we well know!
Please if you are forced to sell, ask more!
You Englishmen - sell worldwide - not only inside your little island
which is full of all kind of flying items!
We are the market!
Terveisin, Raimo Toivio
Europa XS Mono OH-XRT #417 +154 hrs (that is the one and only in the
country so it must be the most valuable in the country)
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From: G-IANI
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 4:31 PM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Europa News
Raimo
To the best of my knowledge the total number of Europa kits sold to date
is about 900. I worked out that Peter Kember's aircraft (which KW
decided to label the "1000th") was probably No 890.
>From 2004 to 2008 (when Swift took over) the total number of new kits
sold was I believe 4.
Since Swift took over I believe they have sold 2 and have orders for
about 3.
As for the number flying this is harder to estimate. In the UK we have
about 170 with permits. Worldwide your 300 is probably about right
The price of a low hours (nearly new) built Europa has, for a number of
year, been about the cost of the parts. Given that the buyer has to
accept the risk of discovering faults, damage this is not surprising.
As the aircraft get older the price drops a little. You have to look
very carefully at the details of the aircraft (Classic or XS, engine,
paintwork, upholstery, avionics etc) to know if the price is fair.
On day, when I have time, I would like to research these figures as part
of a "History of Europa".
Ian Rickard G-IANI XS Trigear, 300hours
Europa Club Mods Specialist
e-mail g-iani@ntlworld.com
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