Economic Musings and Dreams of Low and Slow RV Flight (RV-15?)

[drycreek]

Originally Posted by lockeed

What I'd be really interested in is something like this, a high wing RV-9 with longer wings and heavy duty gear.

I'm with you on this one. I would love to see something like this.

[DeltaRomeo]

...ready to order now. About to walk out the door for Mass and thought I'd update the total. Document been 'live' for two and a half days.

br,
dr

[dedgemon]

Originally Posted by Sam Buchanan

Bob, you enjoy flying fast. Some of us also like to fly fast........and slow.

Sam, if you think Bob doesn't understand slow, imagine how he must feel amount all of my time in gliders!

Personally, I think the anti-single seat crowd are missing out on one of lifes great joys. There is nothing more personalized than a single seat airplane.

Keep the ideas coming.

[yak53]

As the previous owner of two different Rans S-9’s and a RV-3, the smaller the aircraft the more fun it is to fly.

Just in case Vans passes on DR’s RV-15 idea.

Single seat High wing aircraft;
Rans S-4, Team HI-MAX, Team Air bike, Kolb various models, Golden Circle Air T Bird I, Ridge Runner I, Ridge Runner II, The Kite fox light, the Belite, Titan Tornado I, Quad City Challenger.

There are others but which is the best choice Single seat High wing aircraft right now. Which one is the safest, best flying, easiest to build, best value, and best support, with the most financially stable provider of kits?

After owning three different RV’ s, I looked at several different examples of the above mentioned single seaters with the intention of purchasing one, but I never did find one with the build quality I had seen in the RV’s I had owned. I would rather wait until at least a 100 examples are flying so the bugs are ironed out, I think many of the names on the list above have hit 100 examples.


Ridge Runner I

[NickAir]

OK, try this one.

With the RV15, it would be wonderful to fly it from my home in the country, to the airport hanger where my RV7 lives. I could especially appreciate this set up when it is the week of the annual condition inspection that usually ends up being two weeks waiting for a part to come in.

I have a big smile on my face just thinking about flying my RV15 from my pasture, over to the airport, (RV GRIN.)

[RudiGreyling]

With the RV12 done for some time, Vans must have 2 years of R&D into the next lets assume RV14. Before I would be jumping the gun to a RV15 I would really like to see what those 2 years pondered up. I hope Vans to make some kind of statement soon about what next, this might just be the kicker for them to let leak something.

Kind Regards
Rudi

[RV8RIVETER]

I was very interested in the Criquet version of the Storch.

I would be very interested in this if it was of a similar STOL capability.

[David Paule]

By the way, it's not real obvious but the Legal Eagle is an ultralight, and most hypothetical designs which meet DR's criteria will be too.

Dave

[Sam Buchanan]

Originally Posted by David Paule

By the way, it's not real obvious but the Legal Eagle is an ultralight, and most hypothetical designs which meet DR's criteria will be too.

Dave

A Legal Eagle built to plans can meet Part 103 requirements. However, it can also be registered as experimental if a builder wants to avoid the weight limit of 103 and fly instead as a LSA. This is sometimes done when a larger engine or additional fuel is desired or to keep the locals happy. I think Doug is thinking along the lines of a very light LSA aircraft [ed. That is correct. dr]. Staying under 254 lbs requires fanatical attention to weight, but a very light LSA has most of the operational advantages of an ultralight.

[gnuse]

If you want to know more about the KK1, the entire set of Kitplane articles in PDF format are here. It certainly adds understanding to what was undertaken and can be expected.

http://falcon-design.com/kk1/