wild Stallions; what's not to like?

It would have been more popular had they spelled it Wyld Stallyns.
 
GeorgeC said:
It would have been more popular had they spelled it Wyld Stallyns.
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beat me to the punch line... 'cept I was going to post a photo of William Preston and Theodore Logan.
 
In a nutshell....

"Building an airplane as large and complex as the Stallion will not be for the faint of heart. Experienced airplane builders figure that the Stallion's build time should be around 3,000 to 3,500 hours — more if you lavish the latest avionics on your creation and set show-quality standards for its finish."

Gorgeous, tho!

Jim
 
Not sure when they did their comparison, but they compared it to a Cessna 310Q, claiming the Stallion is $270K New, and the 310Q is $500K Used.

Just checked Barnstormers and the 310Qs listed are $46K, $110K, and $149K.
 
Not being that mechanically inclined,I'm going with the older cheaper 310 ,thanks.
 
High kit price, honesty about the build time (and cost), and a lack of sex appeal made it a tough sell. In addition, it used the Lancair IV wing, so it probably had many of the Lancair's unforgiving characteristics in the pattern.

I don't know how involved Hollamann (the designer) was on the sales/ support side, but he might not be the best choice as the front man.
 
GeorgeC said:
It would have been more popular had they spelled it Wyld Stallyns.
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Excellent!

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Lowflynjack said:
Not sure when they did their comparison, but they compared it to a Cessna 310Q, claiming the Stallion is $270K New, and the 310Q is $500K Used.

Just checked Barnstormers and the 310Qs listed are $46K, $110K, and $149K.
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I thought they compared it with a 210? Why would they compare it with a twin?
 
Man, I'd love that thing with a 300hp aerodiesel...
 
Lowflynjack said:
That would make more sense, but look at the bottom of this page. They clearly went with a 310 comparison... not sure why.
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Thanks! I wanted to include that PDF link as well.

It sounds like the Lancair wing is working OK for them... final 100mph, over the fence at 90mph, not too bad. It's faster than I'm used to for sure... they are rotating at 75 knots.

I have no idea, just reading stuff, but the plane sounds attractive!
 
Kinda looks like that Cessna 187 protype that I've seen posted, but bigger with retract gear and all composite.
 
Jim Rosenow said:
In a nutshell....

"Building an airplane as large and complex as the Stallion will not be for the faint of heart. Experienced airplane builders figure that the Stallion's build time should be around 3,000 to 3,500 hours — more if you lavish the latest avionics on your creation and set show-quality standards for its finish."

Gorgeous, tho!

Jim
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So around $20,000 in illegal immigrant labor to build ahellofa monster plane :rofl:
 
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