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Re:The $20 an hour Cessna 172 experiment by beamgirl on Friday February 10, 2023 @11:53AM (#34742231)
I actually doubt that. The raw materials in the T would be pretty expensive now. The vanadium steel for the chassis alone would probably cost a grand.
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Re:The $20 an hour Cessna 172 experiment by lazide on Friday February 10, 2023 @10:16PM (#34749233)
They’d just pinch weld together some sheet steel.

Assuming we’re talking ‘functional equivalent’, compared to ‘exact copy’.

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