Re: [Titanaircraft] Re: Any Tornado S or SS for sale in US or Canada

Don't forget the Thundergulls in your high wing choices. The JT2 has the same fantastic forward view as the Titan, same wing, same tail group, same engine selections, same speeds. Not as many refinements, but still good flyers. Like Guy in his past cross country excersions in a Thundergull, I see an easy 100mph at 5800 rpm fast cruise in my 503 powered Gull 2000 single seater, probably because my maximum takeoff weight is only 696lbs, unless I didn't go to the bathroom that morning. I am concerned about the life expectany of the 503, as I have about 262 hours on it now, but it is oil-injected.
Kess

----- Original Message -----
From: ls78705
To: Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:47 AM
Subject: [Titanaircraft] Re: Any Tornado S or SS for sale in US or Canada

--- In Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com, David King <pastordave45@...> wrote:
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> Ls,
>
> I agree, and believe me you don't have to sell me on the titan SS because I am a bigger guy and the performance i have heard is pretty awesome. Honestly I don't think the so called competitors are selling to hot as well. I saw a sonex that was a sharp plane but it had no room in it, for me to fly it would make it a single seater just not big enough.
>
> I have never flown in an SS but someday I will.
> Take care and happy flying

As an aside, I was considering the sonex for a while, mostly because the VW (Aerovee) was available as an option. Cheaper than even the Jab by quite a bit and the plane overall is a good deal financially.

The most serious problem with the sonex is the view, which is actually really bad. Otherwise, it seemed like a fine plane, but the risk of getting bored with it due to the view was too high, so I rejected it right away.

I've also looked at the RV12, the Rans S19, and sort of non-seriously looked at some of the import SLSA's. They all have the same problem of significantly impeded views. The high-wing models are a little better, but are nowhere near the tornado.

The Tornado and the Kolb have the best views of all the LSA's on the market that I've found so far and generally are comparable in terms of cost. Of course the LSA trikes have better views but they're weight-shift which can be a problem if your mission profile involves a 3-axis.

Of the two (Kolb and Tornado), the Tornado has quicker handling and better cruise speed. So, to me the Tornado is the best compromise.

Anyway, I did push the pencil across the paper on the sonex during all this too and the tornado still won by a mile or two.

LS

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