X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:21:43 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO server1.USTEK) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2363824 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:20:34 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=r.simon@ustek.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: Compare and choose X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 08:23:23 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Compare and choose Thread-Index: AcgE7wadfL0/+UKlTVuWwwTJeaOkKg== From: "Lancair" X-Original-Sender: "Robert Simon" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Great article in Aviation Consumer comparing the Mooney Acclaim with the Columbia 400 (and to a minor level with the Cirrus family). A few numbers jump out, and these are as-tested not as-touted. Neither test plane was de-iced. 20k ft rich: Acclaim 226 kt, 400 212 kt 20k ft lean: Acclaim 218 kt, 400 211 kt Econ cruise 17.5k ft, 4 seats filled, range: Acclaim 335 nm, 400 322 nm Sure makes the Super ES look like a bargain. The article also stated that if either plane were pressurized that they could sell all they could make. Or folks could just buy an ES-P and spend the money saved on fuel! =20 Robert M. Simon ES-P N301ES