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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