Most "confortable" oldie 4 seater
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I fly mostly only 2 onboard. that's why a 4 seater seems adequate for my use, if I use for 3/4 hours trips
I didn't exactly hear your opinions about flight stability in turbulences
I didn't exactly hear your opinions about flight stability in turbulences
The most stable aircraft I've flown was the Piper Archer 1, 180 HP. The second would be the C172, well behind. I've never flown a bigger Cessna. I mainly fly a Jodel DR1050, and don't mind turbulence.
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You can have a fly of my DR400-180 when I get it finnished, don't hold your breath it's yet to get the silver dope put on.
As for comfort I regularly did south Oxfordshire to Perpignan non stop and felt OK at the end of the flight but fitting a pee tube would be the only addition to the aircraft that I would recommend.
As for comfort I regularly did south Oxfordshire to Perpignan non stop and felt OK at the end of the flight but fitting a pee tube would be the only addition to the aircraft that I would recommend.
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The DR400-160 is indeed a very good aircraft and probably the best of the DR400 bunch for the average club flyer, the extra 20 HP of the -180 results in a cruise speed only a few knots faster but it climbs better flys higher ( better TAS ) and lifts more payload and can have an extra 50 LT fuel tank fitted making it the DR400 to have if your mission profile is for a longer range.
In short there is no way to get more performance out of a fixed pitch four seat SEP. If you want more performance you have to start investing in CS props and retractable landing gear.
In short there is no way to get more performance out of a fixed pitch four seat SEP. If you want more performance you have to start investing in CS props and retractable landing gear.
