$300,000 to $400,000 for a “Cub”. Now let’s make it more expensive and harder to maintain. That is America today, flash and cash. The rest of us just watch.
See the comment of Rodger the Dodger, below, 'old Eric. This notion is RIDICULOUS! Parts count alone will guarantee that. And a vaporware video of smoke tests of this system is not a saleable airplane. Please continue to be amazed. And when YOU buy one … let us all know.
Yes. Many GA aircraft have laminar flow wings. Even comparatively normal planes like the PA28. Most gliders too.
Sorry, but your notion that parts count alone will increase cost is just not true. Modern cars have much higher parts counts and you get a lot more capability and reliability for the inflation adjusted dollar than you did with the 1960’s cars.
The tech here is not vaporware. What’s not going to improve things is continuing to do what we have been doing.
Finally, I’d appreciate your not putting words in my mouth. I don’t know where you got the idea I’m “amazed” by this. Seems rather straightforward to me.