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340 no way
I have owned numerous planes and I felt the 340 was alot slower than what they expressed it could do. It usually pulled around 210 knots on 40 gph. The aerostar pulled 240 knots on the same gas usage. The aerostar is not that different in size than the 340 and I often sit in the back and I find it nearly as comfortable as the 340. The duke is a great plane but let's be honest, it is slow and uses a lot of gas. The aerostar is the best twin out there. Unfortunately, the twin market is really bad right now and I doubt that will ever change. In fact, I think it will get worse since you are seeing fewer and fewer pilots who are capable of flying twins. Insurance is hard and most young pilots are focusing on fast singles such as cirrus or columbia. People with any real money are going for jets or turbines either as a partnership or jet-share. These reasons will only drag down the twin market. This is probably why there are so few twins being built anymore, there just isn't the demand.
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