New Cessna Airplane?

[Snakum]

Toss on some boots, other ice thingies, a PT-6 and I'd buy it

Oh, they have that already. Go here ... http://caravan.cessna.com/

 

[minitour]

Oh, they have that already. Go here ... http://caravan.cessna.com/

no no...he said Cardinal RG haha...

Good point though...


-mini

 

[wmuflyguy]

Probably talking about the Mustang. It will have four seats in a club configuration and will have the G1000 avionics package. About a month ago they flew an apporach at Independence next to a 172 at the same speed. Cessna is touting that if you can fly the 172 with the G1000 then you can transition to the Mustang fairly easy and from the demo, can fly an approach at the same speed.

Why would i want to fly a jet at 172 speeds???? Isn't the point of the jet to go faster?

I wonder what the fuel burn is at that speed compared to the 172. I'm sure it is more than the 6-8 gph the 172 is burning.

As for if your able to fly the 172 you can fly the jet, me thinks that is some bs. Wait till a few of these people get high on final, pull the power to idle (to do one of those nice power off landings you can do in the 172) end up low(on the gs) and end up scraping the trees waiting for the engines to spool up.

 

[gkrangers]

Well I guess the point is, it can haul ass in climb and cruise...but you can also make your approaches slow (safer?).

 

[El Bucho]

I heard something somewhere from someguy that was sitting in a rusted out '78 Dodge that they were going to start making the T303 again. That would be a cool airplane to have with a couple of those tiny little turbines somebody posted about that they are putting into RV6's and stuff. Replace the 250hp continentals with the 255 hp turbine....

 

[bigD]

I do think someone needs to come up with some competition for the Cirrus SR-22. That plane is a monster.

 

[Gutenberg]

I'd take a new 182 or 206 over a new sr22 any day of the week.

 

[NookyBooky]

I'd take a new 182 or 206 over a new sr22 any day of the week.

The Lancair Propjet puts them all to shame.

 

[TDTURBO]

The Lancair Propjet puts them all to shame.

That's my dream plane, only if it could carry more it would be perfect!

 

[wmuflyguy]

I'd take a new 182 or 206 over a new sr22 any day of the week.

Not a 182, maybe a 206 (i have never flown the 206). The SR22 outperforms the 182 pretty well and is way more comfortable.

 

[TDTURBO]

I don't think you can put four people and luggage with full tanks in a Cirrus. It all depends on mission profiles.

 

[bigD]

Yep - if you need a hauler, a 206 or 182 is the way to go. But if 3 and some bags is your profile, the SR-22 is pretty awesome. It's also a lot more comfortable inside.

 

[bigD]

Although I wish you could get the Cirrus without the parachute. The extra useful load would be nice.

 

[NuGuy]

Rumor around OSH was that its a new version of the 210.

Nu

 

[NookyBooky]

That's my dream plane, only if it could carry more it would be perfect!

Lancair IV/IV-P can unleash some stank on 'em too. Some of the records set by Dave Morss and others are pretty impressive. Off the top of my head a IO-550 powered IV made it from Los Angeles to Lakeland, FL in 6hrs 3sec. It was also the first non-warbird to qualify for the unlimited class at Reno.