OK Woodenwonder lets get some facts straight about the R1180.
You get 120 kts at about 8-10 gallons an hour. four up, bags & full fuel .
They were never for the American market because they were never certified for the US, How can you relate a supercub to an Aiglon ?
"gone the sticks, to be replaced by control wheels which interfere with front passengers long legs.".....the control columns are height adjustable so you'd have to be mighty long for them to interefere with you !
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Gone is any attempt at ergonomics. Hunt down below the panel for the nacelle with mixture and carb heat controls - nowhere near the throttle" Ergonomics.....the mixture and the carb hear are within 2 cm of the throttle, flaps just below them and the trim wheel beside that flaps with the fuel cock behind that, so I dont know what your talking about there ?
"And pushing/pulling the aeroplane around on the ground is very heavy work for one." Max AUW of the Aiglon is 1150kg....the mauw for the cessna 172r is 1111kg.....
"That same 180hp doesn't get this solid bird off a grass runway very well either" Its not a short field performer, its a tourer........but It can move out of grass when it has to !
"I think there are many better handling and performing aircraft out there!"
OK Wooden.....show me an aircraft that can fly for 7 hours at 120 kts with 4 up, on no more than 10 gals/hr using a IO360 !