A REAL 6 seater

[flyingpreacher]

One of the things that has drawn my attention to the Vans RV-10 is its claim to be a REAL 4 person aircraft, that is being able to hold full fuel, 4 adults, plus some baggage. I have also read through some threads that if you want to take 4 adults, you should just buy a Cherokee 6 or something of that sort, so I got to thinking, what if I have a family of 4 and want to take a friend or two along? Now I need a six seater.

So what 6 seater could hold full fuel, 6 adults, plus a bit of baggage? Or do I have to upgrade to a cabin class cruiser for that?

Since I haven’t even gotten started on my 10, sell me on the plane after that!

 

[IK04]

The older Cherokee Six 300s will carry six full size adults and their bags, or seven with the extra seat. The club seating and huge doors make it easy.

Cessna 205 and 206s can handle the weight, but require gymnastics and body folding to get in the back seats.

 

[Jim K]

My Lance has 1520 useful. Full fuel is 600 lbs. That's about six hours worth. A more reasonable 4 (3 with reserve) hours is about 360.
That leaves 1160. 100lbs baggage, and you're at 960.
So if your average adult is 160lbs or less, you're good to go.
I know a few adults under 160, but not many. I'd struggle to find six lol.
Leg room will also be an issue.
I have seen early Sixes with 1600lb+ useful loads.
To get a bigger cabin, you're looking at a 400 class Cessna, Twin Commander, Navajo.
310 is about the same size with only one door. Seneca is the same cabin, Baron/Bonanza smaller. 210 also smaller.
A 207 is bigger, but rare and not much more useful load. Gipps Airvan...also rare. Two of the ugliest airplanes ever built.

 

[wheaties]

Cessna 205 and 206s can handle the weight, but require gymnastics and body folding to get in the back seats.

That clam door or door in rear (P206/205) means no gymnastics required unless you're talking people over 6' or big, chunky in the back.

If you want to talk gymnastics, Aztec takes the cake. It will hold 6 fat people no problem and still have load to spare. One door, though.

 

[AA5Bman]

The older Cherokee Six 300s will carry six full size adults and their bags, or seven with the extra seat. The club seating and huge doors make it easy.

Cessna 205 and 206s can handle the weight, but require gymnastics and body folding to get in the back seats.

The P206 and 205 can be hard to get in for the rear seat due to the small door, not so true for the U206s, but an adult friend actually prefers the back seats as being more reclined and comfortable than the middle seats, despite the conventional wisdom that they are only suitable for kids.

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

An Aztec.....