RV-15 still uses a Lycoming engine (instead of Rotax)

[Spring Ford]

high speed taxi test gone awry that resulted in inadvertent flight.

Videographers love it when that happens. Pilots; not so much.

There is/was an interview with the pilot on youtube, long after the event, as I recall.

 

[masloki]

When I was checking out the airplane at Oshkosh, I did hear one one the Van’s guy say that they did not fly the airplane to Oshkosh with the tundra tires that it was being displayed with. The 140 knot speed is with small tires, it’s down in the high 120’s with the big tires. Chose your mission.

Retractable wheel pants will sort that out.

 

[MountainDude]

Related to this thread, Juan Brown says the Rotax 916 is better than the Lycoming options on the Cubs. He emphasizes that multiple times, in terms of ease of operation, performance and fuel flow.

 

[kyleb]

Related to this thread, Juan Brown says the Rotax 916 is better than the Lycoming options on the Cubs. He emphasizes that multiple times, in terms of ease of operation, performance and fuel flow.

What are the real backcountry pilots in Alaska flying behind? Not the STOLbros at Oshkosh or the local STOL competition.

 

[camorton]

Yeah, but Juan is comparing a cub with the 916 vs one with the Lyc 363i, not the 390. No surprise he prefers the lighter engine that puts out almost the same HP (175-180). The RV-15 is just a bigger airplane overall and was designed for 215HP. If and when Rotax puts out a bigger engine, I'm sure they will consider it. It's not like they have anything against Rotax- they designed the RV-12 around one.