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fstringham
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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 Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:54 pm Post subject: Mission specific/fiber glass |
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Derek
Determine your future aircraft mission. This will give you the info to
decide which to build.
Decide if you want to work with metal or fiber glass. I have done both. I
prefer metal.
They are all great aircraft and you probably would enjoy the whole process
with any of the three.
And last but not least. Utility to cost ratio................$$$$$$$$$$$
Talks
Frank (at)SGU and SLC
| Quote: | From: Derek Bohn <ctnyfl(at)yahoo.com>
Reply-To: rv-list(at)matronics.com
To: rv-list(at)matronics.com
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:04:03 -0700 (PDT)
I am trying to choose between these three aircraft. It
is my first time building, and am leaning towards the
fast build versions. In looking at the specifications
on the company websites it seems the
RV is considerably less expensive, yet they all have
similar cabin size, baggage capacity and airspeed. The
Legacy and Glassiar do have more range due to higher
fuel capacity, however I really wouldn't want to go
more than 4 hours without stopping anyway.
So my question basically is, why does anyone choose
the Lancair or Glassair? The Legacy's ROC and
TO/Landing numbers are far worse. The Glassair has
very nice performance, especially considering the
lower hosepower, but not for a 65% premium over the
RV.
Am I missing anything? Building time and complexity
is a factor also, but I haven't found any reliable
information about these.
Financial stability and customer service factors seem
to favor Vans, though , again, that is difficult to
assess.
Thanks
Derek
(no flames intended)
>From the company websites:
RV7a Legacy FG Glassair SII FT
Fast Build Cost
$25,705 $38,500 $42,544
(no slow build avail.)
V Cruise (at) 8000ft.
205mph 220mph 210mph
(200hp, cs prop) (210mph, cs prop) (180mph,?cs prop
Payload(full fuel)
448lb 360lb 596lb
Range (at) 8000ft.
755sm 1450sm 1009sm
Solo ROC
2450fpm 1700fpm 2700fpm
Solo TO/Landing Roll
250/350ft 1500/900ft not lsited
Baggage Capacity
100lb/12 cu. ft. 90lb/ ? cu. ft. 100lb./12 cu.
ft.
Cabin Width"/ Height"
43/ 42 43/44.5 42/ ? height
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rveighta(at)earthlink.net
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:19 am Post subject: Mission specific/fiber glass |
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Derek, you might also want to consider comparative stall speeds. Vans
slogan "Total Performance" isn't just a gimmick. They're relatively fast
in cruise but just as importantly (to me, anyway) the stall speed is
considerably lower than the fast glass competition.
Do Not Archive.
Walt Shipley RV-8A 200+ hours
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deuskid
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
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Location: St Louis, MO
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