Date: 09 Mar 97 12:39:37
From: adowney@iol.ie (Ann Downey/Fergus Kavanagh)
Organization: Ireland On-Line
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rickydik@ix.netcom.com (RD Rick) wrote:
>In <airliners.1997.510@ohare.Chicago.COM> mohica@ix.netcom.com (William
>L. Thomas) writes:
>>
>>I used to see many of the STOL BA 146(?)flying throughout the US. The
>>last few years they seem to have disappeared. Where did they go and
>>what was the cause of their demise?
>You can't make money with them. Engine maintenance is the killer.
> First it was a tank engine;
> Upgraded to a helicopter engine;
> Upgraded to fanjet in BAe-146;
> By Lycoming, Textron-Lycoming, Allied-Signal.
They are quite popular here in Dublin, so someone must be able to make
money out of them.
