humptybump
Well Known Member
There is a pretty familiar answer to the question "which RV should I build". For the most part, it comes down to goals and priorities.
I was curious about some of the performance differences between the various models. To that end, I went to the factory website and copied down data from a bunch of pages and here is what I found ...
The RV-3, RV-12, RV-14, and RV-10 have been omitted since they do not have a 160HP benchmark provided by Vans Aircraft.
This post is not meant to be a debate about individual aircraft getting better numbers or worse. Nor is it about some airframes take bigger engines. This is just meant to show that Vans Aircraft are pretty similar in the performance category.
I was curious about some of the performance differences between the various models. To that end, I went to the factory website and copied down data from a bunch of pages and here is what I found ...
The RV-3, RV-12, RV-14, and RV-10 have been omitted since they do not have a 160HP benchmark provided by Vans Aircraft.
This post is not meant to be a debate about individual aircraft getting better numbers or worse. Nor is it about some airframes take bigger engines. This is just meant to show that Vans Aircraft are pretty similar in the performance category.
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