Jeremy Clarkson, welcome to VAF!I owned a RV-3 with an 0-235. It was adequate in the power category, ... but who wants adequate!!??
What engine choices are you looking at for your RV-3 project?
I owned a RV-3 with an 0-235. It was adequate in the power category, ... but who wants adequate!!??
My 8A is completely capable of blowing through that speed as is any RV if you push the nose down, so its a matter of airspeed management. Only difference being, you would be able to achieve VNE flat and level. I understand it doesn't make it right, but that's probably what I would do.