REFLECTOR: Velo Flat Plate Area
Richard J. Gentil
richard at naples-air-center.com
Mon Apr 23 15:02:08 CDT 2012
The $460k was to be priced below an SR-22 for a certified version. What got me was the $395k for a kit. I thought that was quite steep.
Richard
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On Apr 23, 2012, at 3:17 PM, "Laurence Coen" <lwcoen at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know the flat plate area but there about 400,000 reasons I like my Velocity better. It's amazing that the fact they can sell it for less than $500K is a bragging point.
>
> Larry Coen
> N136LC (20KT slower)
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> From: "Richard J. Gentil" <richard at naples-air-center.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 1:58 PM
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>> With the announcement of the specs for the Pipistrel Panthera being 4 pax at 200kts burning 10gph with a 1,000nm range with an IO-390, the same power plant as my SERG, stared me wondering what the flat plate drag is for my aircraft since the Panthera is outperforming the SERG.
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>> Has anyone done the calculations for the flat plate area or knows what that number is for the SERG?
>>
>> Richard
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