Originally Posted by
spinex
From all accounts, the test numbers are within a poofteenth of the real world figures recorded by the low wing version, the TSi, of which there are quite a few flying already. I see they have developed a taildragger in tandem with the tricycle, rather tasty looking, even if it makes no pretence of being a STOL bird.
I'd guess that both in their home market and in the US, the ability to develop full power well into the teens is a bigger selling point than here. For most people, a big advantage over the RV, would be the relative ease of getting a factory built version delivered to your hangar.
I am puzzled. With the comparison to a RV10 I assumed we were talking about a kitset aircraft for which the price was US$150,000. Now there is reference to a factory built version being an easy purchase. It is obviously too heavy to fit within LSA certification and it does not make reference to Part 23 Certification, so how can it be supplied as a factory built aircraft to Australian customers?