Purely from an esthetics point of view, do you think the RV-12 needs wheel pants?
From what I have read, the aircraft is on the edge of exceeding the LSA maximum cruise without. But it would depend on what Van?s philosophy is RE: ?120 Knots at Continuous Power ?. The LSA rules state ?at sea level?, which would translate to higher cruise speeds at altitude.
Each manufacturer seems to have a different point of view. Sonex, as an example, is LSA compliant with a Jabiru 3300. The Jabiru factory states that continuous power is 2750 rpm, yet the 3300 will run at 2950 to 3000 all day long. They claim a top ?cruise? of 170 mph in this rpm range. They are pushing the cruise speed to the limit. That appears to be their philosophy. Others seem to limit their cruise to 120 knots at altitude. I wonder how Van?s Aircraft looks at it.
Mike
From what I have read, the aircraft is on the edge of exceeding the LSA maximum cruise without. But it would depend on what Van?s philosophy is RE: ?120 Knots at Continuous Power ?. The LSA rules state ?at sea level?, which would translate to higher cruise speeds at altitude.
Each manufacturer seems to have a different point of view. Sonex, as an example, is LSA compliant with a Jabiru 3300. The Jabiru factory states that continuous power is 2750 rpm, yet the 3300 will run at 2950 to 3000 all day long. They claim a top ?cruise? of 170 mph in this rpm range. They are pushing the cruise speed to the limit. That appears to be their philosophy. Others seem to limit their cruise to 120 knots at altitude. I wonder how Van?s Aircraft looks at it.
Mike