>From all I can gather here is the run down. Great Planes estimated to be 160 plus Million dollars a year in USA Horizon estimated to be 65 million dollars a year in USA Global estimated to be 15 million a year Hitec estimated 8 million a year IN USA market MPX USA LOL!!!!!!!!!! I have the same shoes I have been wearing for two years :( You know your R/C company is low budget when the owner is wearing the pants you donated to the good will last year... Smooth Sailing, Karlton Spindle Http://www.MultiplexRC.com > -Silas, who had a dream last night that he won that big-ass lottery ($183 > Million!) and blew it all on a model airplane venture =) If you put it in the R/C industry your nuts => ----- Original Message ----- From: Silas Collier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: eflight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 5:52 PM Subject: [RCSE] Economy of scale > I'm curious about the size of the model airplane market. If someone has a > great plane at a great price (Trick R/C's Zagi or the Kyosho T-33 or the > Wingo or the Teddy or the Twinstar or the Gentle Lady or...) that seems to > be in every pilot's hangar, how many is that? 1,000? 10,000? 100,000? > What about more specialized planes like the ScaT or the FXX competition > planes. How many members do the AMA and FAI have? It seems like no > manufacturer has "gone public" and the cottage industry is driving > production. I just wonder if anybody can make a living doing this, or if > it's a second job for most folks. > -Silas, who had a dream last night that he won that big-ass lottery ($183 > Million!) and blew it all on a model airplane venture =) > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
