RV-7A vs. RV-9A
Hello all. When I got "talked into" thinking about owning and building an RV, I was like alot of you. What model suited my "needs" best? Most of you have the advantage of having owned planes, built planes, and even having a pilots license! I have some right seat time, and back seat time (Thanks Lee!!), so as you can see, my chrystal ball was cloudy. Knowing my limitations, I was leaning towards a 9A. My reasoning was the bigger wing would allow slower landings, and since I'm not prone to think of aerobatics (although I do get a charge out of watching some else), I thought the 9A would make a good fit. Now, after further studying, I'm thinking a 7A might fit better. More fuel, alittle faster cruise, with the same 0-320 160hp that I was considering for the 9A.
Has anyone had this problem, and how did you come to the conclusion? I see that the fuselage is the same for both models, so cabin space is the same. The engine combination that I was thinking of would be the same 0-320 160hp. Different wings, and empennages, fuel capacity, but all else being pretty equal, what swayed your decision to build one over the other?
This has been bothering me for some time now. Any ideas?
Tom
Hello all. When I got "talked into" thinking about owning and building an RV, I was like alot of you. What model suited my "needs" best? Most of you have the advantage of having owned planes, built planes, and even having a pilots license! I have some right seat time, and back seat time (Thanks Lee!!), so as you can see, my chrystal ball was cloudy. Knowing my limitations, I was leaning towards a 9A. My reasoning was the bigger wing would allow slower landings, and since I'm not prone to think of aerobatics (although I do get a charge out of watching some else), I thought the 9A would make a good fit. Now, after further studying, I'm thinking a 7A might fit better. More fuel, alittle faster cruise, with the same 0-320 160hp that I was considering for the 9A.
Has anyone had this problem, and how did you come to the conclusion? I see that the fuselage is the same for both models, so cabin space is the same. The engine combination that I was thinking of would be the same 0-320 160hp. Different wings, and empennages, fuel capacity, but all else being pretty equal, what swayed your decision to build one over the other?
This has been bothering me for some time now. Any ideas?
Tom