Can a Vans RV-6 outrun a 201 Mooney

[Hank]

They are still trying to convince me that a 225 HP Debonair burns the same fuel per trip as a 201.  When I showed them the 7.3 GPH and 149 knot trend sheet from our files (20 NMPG) there was a shattering sound of silence.  FWIW there are tons of posts that a Deb is a 150 KT, 12 GPH machine.

FWIW if gas was 2$ a galllon I would have a Beech too.

[Shadrach]

Quote: jetdriven

Hey, maybe you are right.  Not to mention it is very suspicious that the Vans would pass that closely to the Mooney if the two airplanes had not pre-arranged it.

[aviatoreb]

Quote: JimR

Those PA-30's with a pair of IO320s are pretty nice.  The guy in the hangar right next to me had a M20C last year and after a gear collapse, landed himself in a PA-30. He burns 16gph total at 170TAS.  Not too shabby.  And he claims 1800fpm initial climb rate. I wonder what his climb rate is with one engine out with those little engines.  When I asked him that, he said it is better than my airplanes climb rate with one engine out.  And a former Mooney owner he was too.  How quickly he has turned!

[DaV8or]

Quote: aviatoreb

It is a shame that piper gave up the commanches after that flood and went with the cherokee/senecas.  The commanches are much nicer airplanes. I am sure if that line had continued until today that it would be a super airplane.

[mjc]

In the RV vs. Mooney spped debate, the answer is: it depends. For me, the Mooney would be faster. That's because I usually have two passengers. With the Mooney, I put them in the plane and fly to the destination. When we're done, the three of us fly home. In the RV I have to load one passenger, fly to the destination, drop off the passenger, fly back home, and fly to the destination again with the other passenger. There's a plane for every mission, such as carrying four people at a reasonable speed for a reasonable cost.