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Old 12-09-2012, 08:45 AM
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Default RV-4 vs RV-6

I am looking at purchasing an RV4 or RV6. On average how do the payloads compare? I know it will vary based on how it is equipped.
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Old 12-09-2012, 09:16 AM
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1) RV-6: http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv6specs.htm

1600 pounds

2) RV-4: http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv4specs.htm

1500 pounds
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Old 12-09-2012, 09:20 AM
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James, (or Britt?) welcome to the good ship VAF
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Old 12-09-2012, 12:13 PM
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Big difference in baggage capacity and physicaly where to put it. The 4 is very limited compared to the 6 when it comes to traveling especially with a passenger.
My girlfriend and I took a trip to Montana this year. 100lbs of baggage, no sweat. CG is spot on and performance is only slightly reduced with my IO360 and HartZell C/s up front.
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Old 12-10-2012, 08:55 PM
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Britt

I have a 4 and a 6 based just up the road from you, KFFC. Give me a call or come by and we can discuss the differences. 770-639-6900
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Old 12-13-2012, 08:25 PM
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Default RV 4 vs RV 6

Thanks for the reply Tommy. I appreciate the offer. I may be giving you a call to come look at your 4 and 6, that would be great to see them side by side. I am sure your busy like me before Christmas, so I will check with you after Christmas. If that works for you?

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Old 12-13-2012, 08:46 PM
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The -6 is a reasonably good 2 person plus bags cross country aircraft. IMO, the big compromise is the right hand throttle. That's just wrong in a stick flown aircraft. ;-)

The -4 is more of a pilot's aircraft with centerline seating, but cabin space is limited, particularly for the passenger. Also, the baggage space is small and is far enough aft that if you have a passenger of any size, the baggage is very limited. If you carry a passenger, fuel can be limited because of the gross weight limitation. The thing I always notice when I sit in a friend's -4 is how close the instrument panel is.
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Old 12-14-2012, 05:00 AM
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Default Passenger?

Britt, no one has yet addressed the passenger issue. My wife has flown in the back of a -4 with me and also in another friend's -8.

Her take? "I'm NOT going to sit in that hole back there."

If you have a S.O. , she needs to be happy on trips back there. My wife loved our -6 and was also the one who suggested getting a -10

Be sure they're happy, or it will be a tough row to hoe. As a Southerner, you must have heard the wise old sage, "If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy"

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Old 12-14-2012, 07:54 AM
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So what is the problem with the right hand throttle in the 6?

I've got 500 hrs with the stick in my left hand. Switching would feel really weird.

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Old 12-14-2012, 09:48 AM
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So what is the problem with the right hand throttle in the 6?

I've got 500 hrs with the stick in my left hand. Switching would feel really weird.

John Morgan
It's just a joke. Real airplanes are tandem, stick, and tailwheel.
( and have four wings and or machine guns)
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