i love how its a military style plane, but is literally also a luxury speed demon. the seats and interior looks beautifully laid out and very comfortable
What are the particulars on the building of this bird? Can you describe what the kit provides? How many hours were put into it and by whom? What specialized skills and tooling are required? What is the ultimate cost of this particular build including engine and avionics? It appears to be a very nice machine. I’m sure it’s fun but is it also practical for two people on a trip in terms of range, max gross, c.g., and baggage capacity?
Piecing together the clues about the engine sounds like a Walter M601. Landing airspeeds sound similar to my RV7A. What is the range, fuel burn, fuel capacity? How was it to build, costs and factory support? Any quick build options like Vans Aircraft has?
Sweet plane but it has an arduous history. Just like the ViperJet, they are all one off custom jobs, that are not snap together kits like you would find in an RV, Sonex or Kitfox. Major money, major time and pilot requirements leaves these "toys" to the one percent'ers.
@@geraldthomas5915 I'm not sure what numbers you were looking at. But at $500,000 to build one, or $300,000+ for a used one, it is a little more expensive than most cars. And burning 50-70 GPH isn't chicken feed either. I am an airplane owner, and fly as often as weather allows.
William Hernández my favourite plane on earth! Simplicity of propeller drive with the lightweight , jet fighter performance, efficiency and the reliability of a gas turbine!
baron hyatt , not one but two drop tanks one for each wing. Of course then I’d want a couple more hard points for “goodies” to carry then about 400 more horsepower to handle it all. Nah, just plunk down a couple of mil for al surplus F4 Phantom 2 !!!
It has an aggressive look ...Just add to the airframe a minigun pod , a couple of AA training missiles and a head up-display. You will have a "puma cub" to train the Air Force . Ah, do not forget to give me credit for this idea, please. ( joke)
Sadly, lawyers have made aviation so expensive that planes like this are beyond the price range of most pure pilots until they are almost too old to properly enjoy the machine’s full envelope. Happy to intern for someone who can afford a few of these and learn how to myself!
crazyskyguy it’s not just lawyers, be real. A 300+ knots turbine airplane with modern avionics. Your point might rain true with light GA aircraft (a Cherokee used to cost the same as an average car, now it’s ~$350k) but a fast turboprop would never be cheap enough for the average joe to afford.
@@classonbread5757 Direct quote: "a Cherokee used to cost the same as an average car, now it’s ~$350k". "Used" is being used as "in the past", not as in "used by a client".
