On 30-Dec-2004, Matt Whiting wrote:

Actually, the Arrow I now fly in a club has a greater full fuel useful
load than did my 182. Now its full fuel is 50 gallons rather than 84
(or was it 88, I forgot for the 182 with LR tanks), but it still carries
a surprising amount. The downside is that the 180 HP is really
noticeable at gross weight. It climbs about like a C-150. I really
miss the 182 on TO and climb. The Arrow is marginally faster in cruise,
but not by much. The win is that it burns about 9 GPH at 125 knots
rather than 12.


My Arrow IV has a useful load of 980 lbs. With full tanks (72 gal usable)
VFR range (1 hr reserve) is about 900 nm. With fuel limited to 50 gal
usable payload is a solid 680 lbs. I get 135 kts on 9.4 gph at 65% cruise
(at 9000 ft.) There is a big efficiency difference between the 200 hp and
180 hp engines.

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-Elliott Drucker