YAWASIGT - Yet Another What Aircraft Should I Get Thread

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Creative suggestions appreciated. I could almost sum up my requirement as a fixed gear experimental turbo Mooney. A velocity would cover it except for the retracts and runway issues.

1. SEL
2. Experimental
3. Minimum 2 seats
4. Fast (negotiable but is a high priority)
5. Reasonably economical (IE: No 400+ HP or turbine kind of insanity)
6. Baggage space for 2 normal sized suitcases
7. Good performance in high DA (turbo ok)
8. Fixed tricycle gear
9. Can handle 2000 foot paved runways without feats of bravery (grass of same length is a nice plus)
10. Useful load min 700 lbs
 
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RAI-1 Tango

2 Seat Aircraft 180 hp, 180 knots, 1,800 nautical mile range. Those are the basic performance numbers for the RAI-1. The basic description is: Fun, feels like a little fighter. A typical reaction is I love it. Approaching the plane, you may wonder about the raked back wind screen and...
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charheep said:
Any of the RV's fit the bill?
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RV-10 could, but way overkill and a little on the slow side. Maybe others I'm not that familiar with.
 
farangutan said:
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RAI-1 Tango

2 Seat Aircraft 180 hp, 180 knots, 1,800 nautical mile range. Those are the basic performance numbers for the RAI-1. The basic description is: Fun, feels like a little fighter. A typical reaction is I love it. Approaching the plane, you may wonder about the raked back wind screen and...
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Never even heard of that one, and they are in my back yard. Don't see any for sale.
Found one https://www.barnstormers.com/classified-1793193-RAI-Tango-2-Place-Fixed-Gear.html, I think. Model name isn't quite right.
 
Sportsman isn't fast. But a Glasair Super II-S FT (something close to that name), might work.

Otherwise, RV-7A, -9A, -14A. A Wheeler Express would do it if you could find one and insure it.
 
Bonanza. Experimental with a delta hawk engine.
 
Brad Z said:
RV-14A would be my vote.
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Agreed. An RV-8A would be a good contender if tandem seating was ok, and 4 and 5 were more important than 6, and you could get by with small overnight bags.
 
Salty said:
Creative suggestions appreciated. I could almost sum up my requirement as a fixed gear experimental turbo Mooney. A velocity would cover it except for the retracts and runway issues.

1. SEL
2. Experimental
3. Minimum 2 seats
4. Fast (negotiable but is a high priority)
5. Reasonably economical (IE: No 400+ HP or turbine kind of insanity)
6. Baggage space for 2 normal sized suitcases
7. Good performance in high DA (turbo ok)
8. Fixed tricycle gear
9. Can handle 2000 foot paved runways without feats of bravery (grass of same length is a nice plus)
10. Useful load min 700 lbs
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PFM Mooney? Those have to be experimental at this point.
 
How much money do you want to spend?
 
masloki said:
PFM Mooney? Those have to be experimental at this point.
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I don’t think any exist. Didn’t Porsche buy all the engines back?
 
Is the lance too comfy for you? ;)
 
farangutan said:
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RAI-1 Tango

2 Seat Aircraft 180 hp, 180 knots, 1,800 nautical mile range. Those are the basic performance numbers for the RAI-1. The basic description is: Fun, feels like a little fighter. A typical reaction is I love it. Approaching the plane, you may wonder about the raked back wind screen and...
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Not too many of those flying, though they sell kits. They were at EAA last year.
 
There was a fixed-gear Glasair on barnstormers (may still be there), but without c/s prop, probably won’t do so well on grass strips (it may not do well with c/s prop).
 
Salty said:
I don’t think any exist. Didn’t Porsche buy all the engines back?
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Surrendered the TC. I was thinking VARMA might be a path forward but the M20L is too young.
 
kyleb said:
How fast do you wanna go? RV-10 is good for 165 knots or more at <12GPH.
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Faster than that at the cost of a -10. that Would be ok if it were cheaper
 
Get a tailwheel rating, an RV-8, and learn to pack light.
 
Except for cost and fixed gear, Darkaero 1 would fit the bill.
 
RV-7/9 if you want side by side seating, 8 if you don’t. 7A/8A/9A if you want a nose dragger.

The 7 and 8 models should have an O-360, in the 170 kt range. I think the O-320 is the largest for the 9, 150 kts.
 
RV-6 or 7. (plenty of them around) maybe a Sling Tsi if you want to build. A friend of mine is building a Sling Tsi and it seems like a very straight forward kit. Once i retire, I'm definitely going o look into the Sling Tsi High wing.
 
F1 Rocket, you will however need a tailwheel endorsement. 210 knot cruise in a fast one!
 

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Radial Rocket should meet your “needs”
 
yeah I was gonna suggest RV, but you're competition, so stay away from them, especially the trikes. They flip and are death traps, stay away! :D
 
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