REFLECTOR: Velocity Models

[Ron Brown]

Actually, there was a Velocity 173 with the clam shell door.  I have a 
August 1993 Issue of Sport Pilot that features an article about the Velocity 
173 - the "173" came from the marketing phrase - "one better than a Cessna 
172".  The Elite doors were added later.

Ronnie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Barnes" <jcbarnes411 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Velocity Models


> Hi folks,
> The major differentiator of a Standard Velocity is not the doors but the 
> wingspan  = chk that against a Velo 173. Big difference. 173 same wing as 
> an XL.
>
> Now I can't remember if the 173 ever had a claim shell door - I think not.
>
> Congrats on getting an N number Doug!
>
> And Greg, is that Swimming Carnival some kind of Esther Williams thing ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeff Barnes
> Still have virgin XL-RG for sale
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: doug.holub at tx.rr.com
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 9:14 PM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Cc: Dave Philipsen <velocity at davebiz.com>
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Velocity Models
>
> My top door Velocity received its registration last week: "Velocity 
> Standard FG"
>
> ---- Dave Philipsen <velocity at davebiz.com> wrote:
>> For what it's worth...I own a clamshell Velo and it's actually
>> registered as a  "VELOCITY FXD GR STD".  I've seen others that were
>> registered before Velocity Inc. even introduced the XL and they are
>> referred to as "Standard".
>>
>> *
>> 
>> <http://www8.landings.com/cgi-bin/nph-search_ac?pass=101749714&pattern1=0560510&fld_nr1=0>*
>>
>>
>>
>> Greg Poole wrote:
>> > Pedantics perhaps...in current Velocity lingo/convention/factoryspeak, 
>> > I
>> > believe the "standard" refers to the fuselage size with "Elite" 
>> > qualifying
>> > the gull wing doors (though this has not carried across to the XL 
>> > models -
>> > probably because they never came out with anything but gull wing doors)
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