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If I was twenty years younger and was interested in a airplane I would definitely consider building a RV. I don't think you can beat the price and performance for a brand new airplane. The latest is the RV 14. An all metal +6/-3Gs airplane for less than a 100 grand aint bad (you can keep your plastic airplanes factory or home built). Lot's of labor but I work cheap.
https://www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv14.htm

Solo Weight lbs
Gross Weight lbs 200 hp
Speeds and ranges in statute mph
Empty weight and performance measured with Hartzell 2 Blade C/S prop

Speed - Light Weight
Top Speed 207 mph
Cruise [75% @ 8000 ft] 197 mph
Cruise [55% @ 8000 ft] 174 mph
Stall Speed 54 mph

Speed - Gross Weight
Top Speed 205 mph
Cruise [75% @ 8000 ft] 195 mph
Cruise [55% @ 8000 ft] 171 mph
Stall Speed 59 m

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Agreed, it's a lot of airplane for the $. I was looking at one the other day and was salivating at having full access to avionics behind the dash.

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Scott,

Wouldn't that be a great project for you and your boy to build together ? I think there is a quick build for the wings and fuselage.

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I am definitely not at the point in my life where I could even remotely consider taking on a project of building an airplane...
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I know a guy who has Vans RV-7 and the performance and economy are very impressive. He flew alongside me when I was flying the C182T and it’s very depressing if he just accelerates away while he outclimbs you :wink:

I think Steve from flightchops is considering buying the RV-14 kit and building it. It would be very interesting to follow him on that journey I think. Also check out his latest two videos on some different Vans Aircraft.

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Van’s celebrates 10,000th plane flying
https://generalaviationnews.com/2017/12 ... ne-flying/

With 10,000 completed there are quite a few for sale. If you do your homework as far as build quality and equipment I bet one could find the model they want for about what it would cost to build one.

https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?ma ... e=aircraft

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RV-14 would be an excellent Accusim aircraft.
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Ahh the good ol RV, about as perfect as an airplane as you can get. It is like Goldilocks and the three bears...the RV is just right. Not as fast as a Lancair or as 'aerobatic' as an Extra, or STOL capable as a Cub...not as capable as the 'extreme' planes but it does all of the things those planes do pretty well, with reasonable economy/payload, simplicity in construction, "slick" yet "wont try to kill you handling". Some RV pilot was bragging about out-running his friend's Bonanza while burning a lot less gas lol.

Certainly building one is a huge undertaking, requiring some serious dedication and time. From a flightsim software developing standpoint, recording/measuring the process of building an airplane into the digital 'accusim' world would result in a quite a creation. I would imagine because you literally would have an accusimmed every 'part'...you would truly have a digitalized collection of aircraft parts all working together.

DVM is right, there are many for sale and you can redo many components...ie panel, paintjob..et al to your liking.

A plane like the RV as an excellent 'skills' sharpener, a great machine for keeping your stick n rudder skills on point and putting a big grin on your face while doing it. That famous RV 'grin'. :D All the RVs are great, it would be down to the 14 or the 7 for me, it would just depend on if your flying would be mostly x-country with a few loops and rolls thrown in vs mostly local sightseeing and aerobatics with the occasional x-country trip. I would probably lean 7, just because it is 'the' perfect combo IMHO(plus sliding canopy...for looking cool when you taxi on the ramp :mrgreen: ). Between all the RV variants and the many ways of customizing there is the right plane for everyone.

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Hi Folks,

My favorite VAN’s video - shows what these planes are capable of - any plane with an image of Mutley just has to be cool...

https://youtu.be/gVNFfTSbwAs

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Just for fun I was comparing the quoted performance for a V-35B 185hp with a Vans RV10 (4 place 260 HP) and the numbers are quite similar. Not bad for a fixed gear. I would trade the simplicity and safety of a fixed gear any day for a few knots less performance. Don't get me wrong the Bonanza is a great airplane the longevity of the design tells the tale. It appears that the RV will out climb it as it should with similar HP but is 700 lbs lighter. One last thought A new G-36 Bonanza cost $800,000+.

https://www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv10perf.htm

https://www.risingup.com/planespecs/inf ... e101.shtml

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dvm wrote:Just for fun I was comparing the quoted performance for a V-35B 185hp with a Vans RV10 (4 place 260 HP) and the numbers are quite similar. Not bad for a fixed gear. I would trade the simplicity and safety of a fixed gear any day for a few knots less performance. Don't get me wrong the Bonanza is a great airplane the longevity of the design tells the tale. It appears that the RV will out climb it as it should with similar HP but is 700 lbs lighter. One last thought A new G-36 Bonanza cost $800,000+.

https://www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv10perf.htm

https://www.risingup.com/planespecs/inf ... e101.shtml
Gotta love their design philosophy, it clear they at Van's, are fond of the "Keep It Simple Stupid" mindset :lol:

Fixed Gear, hershybar wings, basic bullet proof engines, simple sturdy construction...competing well with complex retracts, proof that you don't need to over complicate things to have a great airplane.

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