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sportav8r(at)gmail.com
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 Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 7:01 am Post subject: Cessna & Vans |
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Just got my latest AOPA rag, and was checking the specs on the new Cessna Corvalis TT versus the similar-looking and familiar RV-10...
The different missions of these two four-seaters are obvious, beginning with the prime objective of removing $644,000 plus tax from the back pocket of the Cessna buyer 
The 10 will get in and out of my 2000 foot grass strip with ease, nearly as well as my RV-6A; the TT better not even try.
Cruising at FL250 in pressurized comfort, the Corvalis ticks off the miles at 227 knots, while the RV-10 probably tops out at FL200 and a more modest 172 knots.
But, the 10 will carry 4 good-size people and 100 pounds of baggage with its fuel tanks full. For the same topped-tanks mission, the Cessna will carry two 180-pound men, one 104 # trophy wife, and she has to leave all her baggage behind - not even a purse. The guys have to leave their baggage behind, too, and no handheld transceivers, headsets, or charts can be accommodated without draining some fuel. A 464 pound useful load makes the TT a basically two person airplane if the tanks are full.
I'm not a -10 owner or builder (but I've sat in one at SnF) - yet I continue to be amazed at what Van has created for those willing to bang the rivets and sand & fill the fiberglass for a few years. "Total Performance" involves a whole lot more than just the sweet cruise speed and fairly good climb rates of Cessna's latest offering.
Wonder what -10 builders are coming up with for all-up costs to build their ships? Seems it would be darn hard to tie up 644k in a Vans...
-Stormy
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skylor4(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 1:58 pm Post subject: Cessna & Vans |
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On May 28, 2010, at 7:59 AM, Bill Boyd <sportav8r(at)gmail.com (sportav8r(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
| Quote: | Cruising at FL250 in pressurized comfort, the Corvalis ticks off the miles at 227 knots, while the RV-10 probably tops out at FL200 and a more modest 172 knots.
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I don't think the Corvalis is pressurized. Oxygen required.
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 2:43 pm Post subject: Cessna & Vans |
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You caught me making an assumption - based on what I read about inflatable door seals. My bad.
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Skylor Piper <skylor4(at)yahoo.com (skylor4(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:
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I don't think the Corvalis is pressurized. Oxygen required.
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