high performance experimental aircraft comparisons

Aircraft

cruise
mph

stall
mph

HP

gross wt. lb

empty Wt lb

fuel
US gal

useful load

useful load w/Fuel lb

Range
NM

seats

cost US$

wing loading lb/ft2

power loading lb/hp

Turbine Legend

402

72

660

3300

1950

125

1350

600

1500

2

79,850

32.7

5.0

Thunder Mustang

345

79

640

3200

2200

102

1000

388

1495

2

205,000*

30.8

5.0

Lancair IVP

335

75

350

3200

2200

82

1000

508

1400

4

76,500

32.7

9.1

Legend

308

72

500

3300

2250

125

1050

300

1500

2

79,850

32.7

6.6

Venture

276

78

280

2000

1240

57

760

418

1150

2

44,900

27.6

7.1

Glasair III

267

73

300

2500

1625

72

875

443

1300

2

39,380

30.8

8.3

Stewart S-51 D

265

70

400

3000

2200

70

800

380

700

2

68,000

24.4

7.5

Stallion

237

67

230

3800

2200

180

1600

520

2600

6

59,050

20.0

16.5

Lancair 360 Mk II

235

63

180

1800

1150

48

650

362

1180

2

23,200

23.7

10.0

Velocity XL RG

228

75**

260

2700

1640

85

1060

550

1110

4

38,00

18.4

10.4

Lancair ES

225

57

250

3200

1800

75

1400

950

1180

4

39,900

22.9

12.8

Glasair Super II RG

221

54

180

2200

1325

59

875

521

1330

2

28,280

27.1

12.2

Berkut

215

72**

260

2000

1150

58

850

502

1514

2

34,490

18.2

7.7

Glasair Super IIFT

213

52

180

2200

1250

59

950

596

1278

2

21,200

27.1

12.2

Aerocanard RG

210

68**

200

2150

1300

50

850

550

1000

4

25,685

21.0

10.8

FEW P-51

210

57

300

2200

1300

58

900

552

750

2

44,500

19.8

7.3

Lionheart

210

49

450

5200

3140

190

2060

920

1700

6

97,000

22.0

11.6

Mustang II

210

57

180

1600

1000

60

600

240

1200

2

8,515

16.5

8.9

Vans RV-8

210

51

180

1800

1090

42

710

458

800

2

14,770

16.4

10.0

Comp Air 7

205

53

300

3700

2100

88

1600

1072

1100

7

34,995

21.0

12.3

Cozy Mk 4

204

64**

180

2050

1050

51.7

1000

720

1150

4

$15,000 airframe

19.9

11.4

Express

200

62

250

3200

1825

93

1375

817

1100

4

34,900

24.6

12.8

Pulsar III

200

49

115

1200

720

28

480

312

900

2

21,950

15.0

10.4

Bede BD-4

192

56

180

2500

1140

50

1360

1060

782

4

18,500

24.5

13.9

Falco

190

62

160

1880

1212

40

668

428

1000

2

70,000

17.5

11.8

Vans RV-6A

188

49

160

1650

985

38

665

437

760

2

12,565

15.0

10.3

KIS TR-1

185

55

125

1450

850

34

600

396

1100

2

18,500

16.5

11.6

Ban-Bi

180

54

80

990

441

24

549

405

1435

2

29,130

17.7

12.4

KR-2

180

52

76

900

480

35

420

210

1600

2

7,200

11.3

11.8

Europa XS

165

48

80

1370

720

19

650

536

500

2

24,320

14.4

17.1

              * —Kit price includes engine.    ** —Canard aircraft, no conventional stall: number indicates minimum flying speed