Flight Speed in anything with a Rotax 912S engine, more so really than a Lycosaurus, is relative to engine speed and how fast you want to go and how much fuel you want to burn. A Bristell is a bit faster than a Sportcruiser but both depend on if you have a fixed pitched prop or a VP/CS prop. A Bristell will do 120knots but at that engine speed you will be burning 20litres per hour. A 914 engined Europa may be slightly faster but will be burning 25litres per hour for the same engine speed.
A S/C will do 112knots for the same fuel burn if fitted with a VP prop but will barely do 100knots without the VP prop at the same engine speed.
A lot of BS is talked about how fast an aircraft will go but it is all relative to how much you want to push the throttle in and how much fuel you want to burn.
A few knots here and there make very little difference to most journeys and the unltimate satisfaction of flying an aircraft that you are comfortable in and that you get real enjoyment out of flying.
Last edited by Shoestring Flyer; 22nd Sep 2017 at 15:22.