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The way I see it, you get 6 knots over a -6 for a whole lot of money, RV-10 money (less engine). It's a beautiful airplane and will appeal to new buyers but I don't see a lot of people dumping their -6's and -7's for one. Now the -9 is another thing all together. I never saw the logic in that one.
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Oh well, Van has never been accused of being revolutionary. I guess bigger folks have bigger wallets.
My hopes for a tapered wing 8 are dashed...for now. Build on! Now the 7/9 builders can rib the spoiled 14 builders about how they had to cut and fit the canopy and fabricate a fairing. But, the 3/4/6 ore smelting builders still hold the high ground! |
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I see the 14 as a nice alternative to build faster based on lessons learned over the years. If I were starting today it would be a hard decision. |
...longest most viewed thread this decade??? :-)
...oh, I might as well chime in!
poor Van's, they will get nothing but (well intentioned) armchair quarterbacking on this one! My first thoughts were; gee, they beefed up a -9 wing and put it on a 7!?!?......but not quite. I like all of the 'improvements', and I'm sure a lot of builders will go for it, but if it's not just a 7/9 fuselage, I think they really missed the chance to make it wider. I'm not a big guy, so the leg and headroom is ok, but gee, could really use some wiggle room side to side! I am curious about the speed, if the canopy is just popped up a few inches, does that really equate to plain ol' frontal area drag? ..no, nothing is ever simple is it? my last thought; perhaps this thing is headed for certification?..or is Van way to smart for that !! :) |
How wide does it need to be?
According to the spec sheet, it is 3" wider than a 7, and only 2" shy of being as wide as a 10. Of course as an 8 builder, anything over two feet wide* just seems excessive to me. :D
* Shoulder width at the pilots seat, per Van's spec sheet. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/he...health-obesity Not good. Maybe Van's really IS onto something here. I can see it 30 years from now. The RV-23 has a cockpit 60" wide at the seat level (but only 50" wide at the deck), weighs 1800 pounds empty, and takes an IO-720 to haul through the air. |
Whooo.
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