Carl Stevens wrote:

On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Paul wrote:

has already happened with composite airplanes. What would you rather
have
a Lancair (ES) Columbia or a Cessana 182 for the same price? The
Lancair will
do everything the Cessna 182 does yet cruises 30 kts faster on the same

Will the Columbia land in the bush, on a river bank at a low
touchdown speed?

DIferent planes for different mission profiles. Now a 182
WITH a 300HP rotary and a STOL kit? That would be cool!

Carl
"I will find a way, or I will make one."
  -- Seneca

Depends on how much you want to tear up the bottom of the wing with
rocks.
You can take the wheel pants off just like a Cessna 182 and put bigger
tires
on it. It does have Fowler flaps but the stall is a few MPH higher
than a 182 I would wager but not too much higher.

I landed and took off a Mooney on gravel once. It was not a pretty
sight.

If your talking bush plane there is no beating a high wing. I was'nt.

I would like better MPG and a higher cruise for the kind of use I put
my 182 to.

Paul Lamar
 
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