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Post subject: Re: Columbia 400  Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 13:41 |
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Beautiful bird. I came close to buying one!
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Post subject: Re: Columbia 400 Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 20:55 |
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sweet
is it the fastest piston single?
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Post subject: Re: Columbia 400 Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 21:35 |
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Username Protected wrote: sweet
is it the fastest piston single? I believe the Mooney Acclaim is. 242 kts.
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Post subject: Re: Columbia 400 Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 22:09 |
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Username Protected wrote: sweet
is it the fastest piston single? One of the fastest fixed gear piston singles The mooney numbers are ROP at 25,000ft with a Unicorn pushing
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Post subject: Re: Columbia 400 Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 22:25 |
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Username Protected wrote: I believe the Mooney Acclaim is. 242 kts. Plenty of faster piston singles. For example, P-51. I think Columbia/Corvalis is the fastest fixed gear piston single certified airplane. Mike C.
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Post subject: Re: Columbia 400 Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 22:29 |
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Username Protected wrote: sweet
is it the fastest piston single? One of the fastest fixed gear piston singles The mooney numbers are ROP at 25,000ft with a Unicorn pushing
IIRC, the Mooney couldn't fill the tanks and take off with only the pilot if he were 200 lbs or they exceeded gross. I brought this up to the Mooney people at Sun-N-Fun and received a bunch of blank stares. They promptly went out of business the next year. Maybe they increased the gross since then.
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Post subject: Re: Columbia 400 Posted: 18 Nov 2015, 23:04 |
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Username Protected wrote: Maybe they increased the gross since then. Sales or weight? Mike C.
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Post subject: Re: Columbia 400 Posted: 19 Nov 2015, 15:24 |
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Username Protected wrote: Beautiful airplane. It's also incredibly well made. Why don't they sell more of them? Because it is close to the same price as a New Bo I would imagine. I have only flown one for about an hour. Did the take off & landing. Worried about the side stick for about 4 minutes and never thought about it again. Loved the way it handled. I remember being shocked at doing 190knots at 2000'.
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