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) my stall speed is exactly 51 mph :-) =20 =20 The catch is speed. We have a 138 mph speed limit, and the RV-3 will = likely top that with anything that will get it off the ground. There's a bit = of fuzziness in the rules though, and I think it's the speed at max = continuous allowed power. I can imagine a statement in my logbook now- "Max = continuous rpm allowed is 4500. Higher rpm operation must be limited to 3 hours = or less." :-) =20 Van's lists the RV-3 as using engines from 100-160 HP, so a single would certainly fly it, and a turbo single would fly it well. =20 =20 BTW, these are just the sorts of rationalizations that I'm using to = order a Dynon D10A EFIS Monday, pending another test of my buddy's unit this weekend. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C578EB.1CBC5740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Unsure of the=20 RV3 weight - but that's my thinking of the Vision with single=20 rotor.

Hi George,

The weight is easy. Gross = is alleged to=20 be 1100 lbs, but that was before Van got realistic = :-) My=20 empty weight with the 13B is about 850 lbs, so I can easily make the = 1320=20 limit. Stall speed is supposed to be 51 mph, and the limit is 51.8 = mph (45=20 kts). Believe it or not (choose carefully <g>) my stall = speed is=20 exactly 51 mph :-)

The catch is speed. We have a 138 mph = speed=20 limit, and the RV-3 will likely top that with anything that will get it = off the=20 ground. There's a bit of fuzziness in the rules though, and I = think it's=20 the speed at max continuous allowed power. I can imagine = a statement=20 in my logbook now- "Max continuous rpm allowed is 4500. = Higher=20 rpm operation must be limited to 3 hours or less." =20 :-)

Van's lists the RV-3 as using engines from = 100-160 HP,=20 so a single would certainly fly it, and a turbo single would fly it=20 well.

BTW, these are just the sorts of = rationalizations that=20 I'm using to order a Dynon D10A EFIS Monday, pending another test of my = buddy's=20 unit this weekend.

Cheers,

Rusty=20

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