Build an RV of ???

"William Snow" wrote in message
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I am considering building an RV-7A. I currently own an Arrow. I would like
to have an airplane that will cruise at about 200, with a 200 Hp engine in
order to keep the fuel burn numbers within reason. Is the RV the way to go
or am I missing something??
Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated and probably heeded.

William L. Snow, PE
CP, IA, ASEL

If your objective is to fly, find a used one for sale somewhere.

If you objective is to enjoy the process of building your own airplane, then
build one.

Your stated objectives are 200 mph, 200 hp - sounds to me like you want to
fly, not build.

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
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RV's are great if you don't need to carry anything other than a toothbrush.




Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:

"William Snow" wrote in message
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I am considering building an RV-7A. I currently own an Arrow. I would like
to have an airplane that will cruise at about 200, with a 200 Hp engine in
order to keep the fuel burn numbers within reason. Is the RV the way to go
or am I missing something??
Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated and probably heeded.

William L. Snow, PE
CP, IA, ASEL


If your objective is to fly, find a used one for sale somewhere.

If you objective is to enjoy the process of building your own airplane, then
build one.

Your stated objectives are 200 mph, 200 hp - sounds to me like you want to
fly, not build.

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.

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Newps wrote:
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:

"William Snow" wrote in message
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I am considering building an RV-7A. I currently own an Arrow. I would
like to have an airplane that will cruise at about 200, with a 200 Hp
engine in order to keep the fuel burn numbers within reason. Is the
RV the way to go or am I missing something??
Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated and probably heeded.

William L. Snow, PE
CP, IA, ASEL


If your objective is to fly, find a used one for sale somewhere.

If you objective is to enjoy the process of building your own
airplane, then build one.

Your stated objectives are 200 mph, 200 hp - sounds to me like you
want to fly, not build.

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.


RV's are great if you don't need to carry anything other than a
toothbrush.

Even for the RV-10?

Unless the pilot and any passengers are morbidly obese, I'd think there
would be enough useful load to carry moderate amounts of luggage. While
I've been less than thrilled by the rather low useful loads of the other
RV's, they aren't that bad.

Jim Logajan wrote:
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Newps wrote:

Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:


"William Snow" wrote in message
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I am considering building an RV-7A. I currently own an Arrow. I would
like to have an airplane that will cruise at about 200, with a 200 Hp
engine in order to keep the fuel burn numbers within reason. Is the
RV the way to go or am I missing something??
Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated and probably heeded.

William L. Snow, PE
CP, IA, ASEL


If your objective is to fly, find a used one for sale somewhere.

If you objective is to enjoy the process of building your own
airplane, then build one.

Your stated objectives are 200 mph, 200 hp - sounds to me like you
want to fly, not build.

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.



RV's are great if you don't need to carry anything other than a
toothbrush.


Even for the RV-10?

Unless the pilot and any passengers are morbidly obese, I'd think there
would be enough useful load to carry moderate amounts of luggage. While
I've been less than thrilled by the rather low useful loads of the other
RV's, they aren't that bad.
The -7 & -8 have very reasonable useful loads, as 2 seat a/c go. Full
fuel, 2 normal (not super-)sized adults, & ~100 lbs of baggage should
get you through at least a week of travel.

My wife & I are both a bit under the FAA 'standard'; we've camped for a
week at major flyins without over-grossing either the -4 or the folks
around us. (Includes clothes, tent, sleeping bags, softside cooler,
sandwich food & breakfast food for the week.)

Obviously, this can't be done if you throw anything that catches your
eye into the plane.

Charlie
flying -4, -7 in the oven

"Newps" wrote in message
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RV's are great if you don't need to carry anything other than a
toothbrush.

The truth is that any of the 2 seat RV's except the RV-4 can carry between
60 and 100 pounds of baggage plus full fuel and two normal sized adults.
The final numbers depend on how careful the builder was in keeping the
aircraft's weight down and avoiding an aft empty CG.

My airplane, an RV-6, has a useful load of about 650 lbs. That's 38 gallons
of fuel plus another 420 lbs of whatever else you want to load in the
airplane. If you plan to run the main dry, 60 pounds in the baggage
compartment is about the max allowable due to CG issues. In my case, 38
gallons is 4 hours @155-160 knots plus a 45 minute reserve.

KB