So I started an RV-9; good choice I think. But I didn't look carefully into the RV-14. Maybe I should have. So here are some questions!
1. Is the RV-14 wing really easier to build than an RV-9 wing? I see some numbers for 300-400 hours in the posts to build an RV-14 wing set. I don't know how long an RV-9 wing set takes from scratch, or how long an RV-9 wing set takes with the quick build… But supposedly the RV-14 is easier/more modular? Any thoughts?
2. Seems that the RV-14 needs about $15-20K more engine than the RV-9?
3. More engine is needed because the larger plane has more drag than the RV-9? But the extra space adds a lot of comfort?
4. How long after the base kits were available before the quick build kits came out in the RV-9 and other models? If I start an RV-14 empennage and finish by summer will a quick build wing be coming out? Fuselage? I have a full time day job and it will take a few years for me to finish my plane….
5. Avionics seems a wash between the two.
1. Is the RV-14 wing really easier to build than an RV-9 wing? I see some numbers for 300-400 hours in the posts to build an RV-14 wing set. I don't know how long an RV-9 wing set takes from scratch, or how long an RV-9 wing set takes with the quick build… But supposedly the RV-14 is easier/more modular? Any thoughts?
2. Seems that the RV-14 needs about $15-20K more engine than the RV-9?
3. More engine is needed because the larger plane has more drag than the RV-9? But the extra space adds a lot of comfort?
4. How long after the base kits were available before the quick build kits came out in the RV-9 and other models? If I start an RV-14 empennage and finish by summer will a quick build wing be coming out? Fuselage? I have a full time day job and it will take a few years for me to finish my plane….
5. Avionics seems a wash between the two.
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