Apparently the Chinese investment group Feng Ru has purchased the type certificate of the iconic Skywagon and has plans to bring to the bird back to market in the fall of 2021. The are calling it the RU185A. Looks like it will be powered with Continentals diesel motor and come standard with four skylites, float kit, v brace, a loading door like the 206, and a longer wing based on the WIngX design. The article is vague, but looks like the non pressurized version will be in the $750k range.

Exciting news!

Bigrenna wrote:Apparently the Chinese investment group Feng Ru has purchased the type certificate of the iconic Skywagon and has plans to bring to the bird back to market in the fall of 2021. The are calling it the RU185A. Looks like it will be powered with Continentals diesel motor and come standard with four skylites, float kit, v brace, a loading door like the 206, and a longer wing based on the WIngX design. The article is vague, but looks like the non pressurized version will be in the $750k range.

Exciting news!

you sure it does not go on sale April 1st?

Me thinks Bigrenna just got us hook. line & sinker well played SIR

Hopefully it’s covered by the freeman nosewheel STC!

https://backcountrypilot.org/forum/freeman-180-185-nosewheel-conversion-20546

Haha... That's funny!

Haha nice.

Haha. Good one Greg.

Damn,
Fell for it hook line and sinker as someone else said!

Probably an april fools gag, but I'm sending them $100K as a deposit just in case!

I'm holding out for a pressurized version.

I preferred your April fools joke from last year. You guys really had me with the electric flaps and nose wheel conversion. Those were things my inexperienced self wanted before I even touched my first tail wheel airplane. Boy how times have changed!

pilotryan wrote:Boy how times have changed!