Express Builder wrote:

The Express assets will be picked up by someone sooner or later. This
kit will never go away. It has always been popular and can be
successful if the group that takes it over sticks to the basics.
History shows the company comes apart when they try to compete with
Lancair or whoever. The Express is a solid design as is. Let's hope
it falls into the right hands.

I wholeheartedly agree. One of the problems with the last incarnation of
this company was the different directions that were pursuing--inverted V-8
version, retractable version, turbocharged version, T-tail, etc.
The new owners should stick to the basics and concentrate on customer
support rather than R&D.

I have flown these many times and they are a wonderful aircraft.

Antonio


The Expres may be a wonderful aircraft, but Vans' RV-10 is going to capture

the 4 seat/ 160-170 knot market due to lower pricing and a better company
reputation. Whatever market there was for the Express shrunk considerably
when RV-10 was announced. I'm sure the Velocity and Cozy guys are feeling
the bite too.

KB



Are you kidding me? Take a picture of the RV-10 and place it next to the
Express. Which one is gonna get you the girls?


BOTH! Absolutely BOTH!

Seriously, the two aircraft are in totally different markets. The RV's
are certainly nice machines--I've help build an RV-4, and a 6A -- but
IMO they are more utilitarian and functional than a sleek composite. The
cockpits are not any where near as comfy and they are in the aerobatic
category.


Whoa there pardner, we were not comparing the Express to the RV-4 or RV-6 but
comparing to the RV-10, the new 4-place from Vans. There is a very big
difference that if you haven't seen the RV-10 yet, you would not even begin to
understand. The RV-10 is NOT in the aerobatic category and the cockpit is
everybit as nice as the Express but may be a bit smaller but not by much.

The RV's are designed to appeal to the sporty individual while the
Express would appeal more to the cross country traveler/businessman who
had exceptional taste. ;-)

Antonio

The RV-10 was not designed for the sporty individual, it is very much a cross
country traveler for either the businessman or the family traveler with
exceptional taste. You really need to look before you leap on this subject,
obviously you haven't seen an RV-10 up close or you would not have made the
above statements.



Bob Reed
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