Best Climb GA Aircraft

[neurogalactus]

Hi All,

Which GA aircraft (2 or 4 seater) has the best climb rate?
Anyone can paste a link to some comparisons perhaps?

I'm considering share purchase of a small plane in the near future, and a good climb rate is one of the core requirements (i.e. exceeding 1000 fpm).

Thanks in advance.
NG

[supermoix]

Soloy conversion Cessna 206 MkII, remove two seats, put a good Garmin avionics setup and you can have a near perfect SUV with wings IMHO.

[Trim Stab]

Lear 45XR - you can exceed 10000ft/min.

[733driver]

Read the question :-) He is asking about 2 or 4 seater aircraft. Probably the wrong forum. Better ask in the private flying one.

I would guess a 182 would be quite good or one of those 172 with CS prop and more power (Reims Rocket)

Anything with a turbine conversion of course but those are mostly 6-seaters.

[Bearcat F8F]

A 200hp RV7 will climb more than twice as fast as a C182 :ok:

Failing that, MX2, Yak-52 and all these 2 seat aerobatic aircraft.

There must also be some some 4-seater business jets? Wikipedia says the Lear 23/24 seats 6 passengers? I find that difficult to believe. If you take 4 seats out, then that will be a pretty rapid 4-seat GA aircraft :E

[Vzlet]

Four pretty nice seats (http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N375AS&distinct_entry=true&page=1&page_limit=15&sid=749eeb7a4e299ddde4e43a3def4f527b&unique=true&countrysearch=%3D%22usa+-+maryland%22&sort_order=views+desc&thumbnails=) can be found in the MS-760.

[Booglebox]

Alternatively, for only 30k, you could fit this to a suitable airframe: English Electric Lightning P1B RAF Aircraft Rolls Royce Avon Mk209 Jet Engine | eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140899263170) :}

[deptrai]

there's some kit aircraft, if it has to be a 4-seater: Lancair propjet does up to 7000 ft/min solo and 4000 gross
LANCAIR ?IV/IV-P/PROPJET? | PlaneAndPilotMag.com (http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/aircraft/international-aircraft-directory/homebuiltkitbuilt-aircraft/lancair-iv-iv-p-propjet.html)

I believe this is their updated model: Lancair Evolution | Flying Magazine (http://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/turboprops/lancair-evolution)

[NutLoose]

Sf260TP turboprop seats 4 2,200ft/min climb

http://www.aleniaaermacchi.it/en-US/Media/Lists/ProductFactSheets-Fact%20Sheets/SF-260TP.pdf


Sf260E piston version seats 4 1,800ft/min

http://www.aleniaaermacchi.it/en-US/Media/Lists/ProductFactSheets-Fact%20Sheets/SF-260E.pdf

[mushroom69]

If you have tail-dragger and turbine time Maule have a turbine version that is like a rocket! 2800fpm, while the largwer Lyc engine should give you 1650 initially.

[172510]

4 seater Business Jet:
Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morane-Saulnier_MS.760_Paris)

[FrankR]

I believe that the best climbing GA aircraft is called the "Turbine Toucan". A Pitts S2B with a PT-6...

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[NuName]

I was waiting for someone to suggest the space shuttle, I was pleased that most read the thread, and then:eek: TOUCAN:ugh:

[catseye]

PC6 with some motivation.

[FrankR]

The Toucan video isn't that great, but with better than 1:1 power/weight, you can only imagine!

-If you buy (build) one, I really want a ride!!

Turbine Toucan: Videos (http://www.turbinetoucan.com/mmedia/video.php)

FR

[B200Drvr]

Comp-air 7

[joseph500s]

L39 Albatros or MIG-17 converted to GA :E

[500AGL]

IIRC The SOCATA MS.894 Rallye Minerva 220gt had about 1000fpm and is a 4 seat stol tourer