Ironman2909 Posted August 26, 2003 Report Share Posted August 26, 2003 I was talking yestreday with a fellow pilot....friend of mine...about the Baron 58. I was saying that it was taht plane that I would buy....If I had the money....of course. Because my friend as a lot more experience than me, he told me that because of the atmsopheric engines I would be disappointed about the performance at high altitude. Well my question is very simple: Is it possible or is there any modification on the market that are available so we can put turbocharge engine on a Baron 58? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrl Posted August 26, 2003 Report Share Posted August 26, 2003 Get a pressurized Baron, they are turbocharged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman2909 Posted August 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 Well I know there's still good old Baron P58 on the market and some in pretty good shape. But....we were talking about a brand new baron 58 and put a conversion kit on it to change the engines to turbocharged ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrl Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 Wow, an new Baron? I was down in Wichita two years ago touring the factory and they had a brand new Baron 58 in the delivery hangar for a mear $650000 US!! How about getting a used Cessna 421 instead! The August 2003 Aviation Consumer had a good article on turbochargers pros and cons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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