Captain_John

In your defense, according to the specs on the front page here the COZY is claimed to do precisely that on only 180 hp. Good numbers! CJ

Oh, vee ENN eeeh... The Vne figure for the -10 seems unpublished. I was offering a straight and level 75% cruise power setting. You know, the kind of number you would use every day. I took this from Van's site: Flown at 2200 lbs, representing a typical two-people-and-three-quarters-fuel weight, it achieved a take-off distance of 360’ and a landing distance of 525’. The climb rate averaged about 1700 fpm. At 75% power and 8000’, true airspeed topped the magic 200 mph mark...actually, it was 201 smph. Pretty spirited, overall! CJ

Well, first of all the wings of the COZY are on the wrong ends! Hi John! This looks like a nice place! Nice chatting with you tonight and thanks for introducing me to this forum. Getting back on topic, I chose the RV for the same reason you are installing air conditioning in your aircraft. She didn't like the looks of the canard. I was on the fence too. They are totally different designs and utilize drastically disparate construction methods and materials. I have selected the RV-7. With regards to materials, I favored the noise pollution over the air pollution. Once the riveting ceases, the pollution is over. I have a sensitive nose and the composites are harder for me to handle than the alternative. One other consideration is the -10 is really quite new. Although Van has a fairly comprehensive R&D staff, they still make errors. Case in point, the -7 rudder needed to be enhanced for additional authority after preliminary kits were shipped. I don't like being the guinea pig. The comments my friend John mentioned are all pretty close to the mark. Some of them cemented my decision in building the RV. #2 - I like the kit supplied approach. It costs more, but suits me better. #3 - Not sure about that. Maybe it is so? 200 mph is the published figure. As more completions fly, this could change. How does that stack up? #5 - Ahhh, all the rivets. Well, I am OK with that. They are both admirable airplanes and I would be proud to own either one. Build one of each! CJ