Marketing for California and west coast US

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Sample routing via two major metropolitan areas in California

San Francisco

Los Angeles

Using conventional auto and marine components, East Bay Transport provides an alternative to highway gridlock to move passengers & light cargo up and down any seaboard area at a cost per seat mile comparable to a sedan or pick-up ...but with a lot more fun. The craft are assembled and operated under maritime rules.

Surface Effect Vehicles have many applications: sightseeing tours, aerial courier, air taxi, plus recreational flying. They provide ideal service in coastal areas, as well as protected waters, lakes, rivers, bays, and so on. This a proven technology (over forty years in Germany and the former Soviet Union). Potential market? Just select a region (Seattle down to San Diego, for example) then look at current sales of light aircraft and selected yachts within that area. This will provide an indication of the amount of $$ already being spent for related (though less efficient) forms of transport..

The numbers appear to support sales of at least six 6 passenger vehicles and one or two 10 passenger vehicles per year in each major metropolitan area.

•  6 passenger aircraft are priced at a minimum of $300,000 up to $600,000 USD.

• 10 passenger aircraft may run from $2 to 5 million depending on engines and interior. All models in this size range will run on gas turbine engines vs. piston.

In the table shown below, our 6 passenger surface-effect vehicle is priced at $275,000 and the 10 passenger craft is priced at $2.5 million. Time will obviously give us clearer numbers, but this is a good starting point.

These are projected annual sales in seven markets on the West Coast US
 

Market	6 pass SEV	10 pass SEV	6 pass sales	10 pass sales	Total Sales
Seattle	6	2	1.65 m	5.0 m	6.65 m
Portland	6	2	1.65 m	5.0 m	6.65 m
San Francisco	6	2	1.65 m	5.0 m	6.65 m
Los Angeles	6	2	1.65 m	5.0 m	6.65 m
Long Beach	2	1	.55 m	2.5 m	6.65 m
Newport Beach	3	1	.82 m	2.5 m	6.65 m
San Diego	6	2	1.65 m	5.0 m	6.65 m
Totals:	35	12	$ 9.62 m	$ 30.0 m	$ 39.62 m

The above is a projected scenario, based on optimal projections within a given market. Nevertheless, this a good sampling of seven key marine (and aviation) markets from Seattle to San Diego - not including Vancouver. All markets are within a day’s flight from a production facility on the west coast. A surface-effect vehicle is the preferred way to travel up and down California (sure beats I-5 and the Central Valley). There are other markets of course: Hawaii, New England, NYC, Washington DC, West Palm Beach, Miami, the Bahamas, and so on.

There are a number of suitable protected operating areas overseas: the Philippines, Fiji, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, etc. - along with additional profit centers (ventures) to be found in fleets of these craft utilized for air charter, air taxi and same-day air courier services in any region.

Everyone I have spoken to recently has told me that they feel there is revenue within this venture.  If we can gather the resources, candidly, we can probably  have a 6 passenger craft in the air within 30 months. Especially if we partner with a key player, such as an engine OEM or a group actively involved in marine electronics, avionics such as: Faruno, Si-Tex, Garmin, etc. This is not rocket science. Many of the technical issues around ground-effect flight have already been resolved and adopted for decades (aerodynamics, power requirements, etc), although my design adds several novel aspects to the vehicle.

Want to learn more? Look through the site along with the specs above .... then call me.

Jeff Dunan, Founder

310-424-9282 New Phone

www.East-Bay-Transport.com

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