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The goal for this aircraft was performance AND affordability. If Peter spends $20 million on this project, no matter how it performs. It’s not going to be a $150k aircraft. It’s the whole point using the Audi engine. To make a high performance, affordable aircraft.

As far as who cares how much money he spends. No one would if it was his money. That last $2.7 million was from people dropping $20,000 to move to the front of the line.

The escrow milestone is vague. He’s going to fly it around the patch, talk about how he can work on the mapping of the engine and ask for the escrows to be released. And when a 200 hp SR20 outruns it down the runway, I don’t see it performing anywhere close to his claims.

I would say it's pretty far off.

Velocity Turbo XL has a 250kt cruise with a 310hp Continental, empty weight of 1,800lbs and a max gross weight of 2,900lbs.

This guy is claiming 300kts on 300hp with an empty weight of 2,900lbs.

I would say it's pretty far off.

Velocity Turbo XL has a 250kt cruise with a 310hp Continental, empty weight of 1,800lbs and a max gross weight of 2,900lbs.

This guy is claiming 300kts on 300hp with an empty weight of 2,900lbs.

The moon is about 240,000 miles from earth. The nearest star is 24,984,092,897,478 miles from earth.

So if you miss the moon, you won't "land among the stars", you'll die in space.

The moon is about 240,000 miles from earth. The nearest star is 24,984,092,897,478 miles from earth.

So if you miss the moon, you won't "land among the stars", you'll die in space.

Killjoy.........

You say this to anyone who has a deposit on the raptor and they have no response.

If you could move 3000 pounds at 300 knots on 300 HP for less than 300k.... the economy would force GM and Ford to start mass producing them. Flying cars would be happening already.

But PHYSICS.

The moon is about 240,000 miles from earth. The nearest star is 24,984,092,897,478 miles from earth.

So if you miss the moon, you won't "land among the stars", you'll die in space.

It’s been dozens of pages since I mentioned it, so here it is again: Jim Bede.

Most of the Raptor fanboys are probably too young to remember the BD-10, -12, and -14. The story on the 12 and 14 is pretty similar to the Raptor. They got fatter and slower until the first test flight, which achieved an altitude of less than 10 feet IIRC, ending in a non-fatal crash, after which the project was shelved. Test pilots of the -10 had the misfortune of actual flight, which resulted in a fatal accident. To be fair, Bede sold the -10 before the fatal, but after multiple incidents.

I’d love to see an airplane with the Raptor’s projected specs and price, but it’s just not possible to get faster than MU-2 speeds at Skyhawk fuel burns and a kit price lower than an RV-10.

It’s been dozens of pages since I mentioned it, so here it is again: Jim Bede.

Most of the Raptor fanboys are probably too young to remember the BD-10, -12, and -14. The story on the 12 and 14 is pretty similar to the Raptor. They got fatter and slower until the first test flight, which achieved an altitude of less than 10 feet IIRC, ending in a non-fatal crash, after which the project was shelved. Test pilots of the -10 had the misfortune of actual flight, which resulted in a fatal accident. To be fair, Bede sold the -10 before the fatal, but after multiple incidents.

I’d love to see an airplane with the Raptor’s projected specs and price, but it’s just not possible to get faster than MU-2 speeds at Skyhawk fuel burns and a kit price lower than an RV-10.

I gotta go with "Who is Doctor Stuart Fraley?"

A guy who’s been around here for a long time, who came perilously close to putting money on a BD-14.

A guy who’s been around here for a long time, who came perilously close to putting money on a BD-14.

The moon is about 240,000 miles from earth. The nearest star is 24,984,092,897,478 miles from earth.

So if you miss the moon, you won't "land among the stars", you'll die in space.