Velocity XL RG Is A $400,000 Spaceship With Wings

[@garrygballard8914]

Have been a Velocity fine since the late 80’s. They have had an amazing evolution in the last three decades.

[@albertgary7281]

I knew an owner of a Burt Rutan designed/produced VariEze tandem two-seater canard kit plane. This was 1980. It was a tricycle landing gear plane with a hand crank retractable nose gear. He would retract the nose gear and set the nose on the ground when parked. I loved the innovation design of the little plane and everything Rutan did. They actually put a jet engine on one of the small planes. I see that this Velocity plane is a larger variety of the Rutan VariEze.

[@karlelliott9254]

Burt Rutan did this style canard wing in 1974, almost fifty years ago. It was done in California and known as the Long-EZ. The Piaggio Avanti P-180 came around in the 1980’s and early 1990’s in this design but as a 7 to 9 passenger with a ceiling if around 41,000 feet. Much later models have a cruise of 400 knots with twin turboprops and are very fuel efficient compared with “jets” of similar size. The laminar fuselage provides around 17% of total lift plus a great drag reduction. It’s is possibly the best design in history.

[@suzukirider9030]

Yeah pusher props seems like a win-win: you don't waste part of the trust by prop wash pushing back on the aircraft or wing. You don't get the noise coming from the pulsing prop wash hitting surfaces. You don't get any P-factors from spiral airflow around the fuselage. Well you still get counter-torque of course. Only issue I see is cooling at low airspeeds and high stall speeds leading to high T&L speeds as well. But the cooling can be mitigated by movable engine cowling flaps. Done in C-182, was done with the P-51D also.

[@TecnamTwin]

​​​@@suzukirider9030 Not quite. Tractor props provide blown lift and allow for better control authority at slower speeds due to the propeller slipstream, not to mention shorter takeoffs as a result. And you already mentioned cooling. Check out NASA's X-57 Maxwell. Engineering is the art of compromise. Also, have you heard a Piaggio Avanti before? They're very noisy.

[@suzukirider9030]

@@TecnamTwin Haven't heart a Piaggio Avanti or seen one airborne IRL. If it's more noisy it must be for reasons other than merely being a pusher prop. But I agree that noise is not a primary trait.

[@suzukirider9030]

@@TecnamTwin I wouldn't say tractors have a shorter takeoff roll because of their configuration. It might very well be the case that most pushers are overall optimized for cruise efficiency rather than STOL, so there's that. It's not like a tractor helps STOL, in fact a tractor with the elevator in the slipstream would produce pretty good STOL specs. But, most STOL aircraft happen to be also tractors, while most pusher aircraft are probably also optimized for cruise speed and efficiency

[@Master.Daddy.Wicked]

This is closer to Rutan’s Cozy MKIV

[@CharlieBrown-bj5yl]

Saw this video realizing you gave us our 2 seconds of fame! My wife and I were sitting on the ground under the tail of the yellow float plane behind the Velocity. I told her I thought I had seen you on You Tube. I was right! Great info on the Velocity. Keep your plane flying and the informative Vlogs coming! Great job!

[@weirdguy564]

I'm an avionics installer at Duncan Aviation in Lincoln, NE, 25 years experience. We do the big business jets, full mods and any maintenance you want, including paint. I'm always impressed that these smaller planes can fit in that much avionics that in larger jets end up have boxes and boxes taking up tons of real estate inside the jets. But I can say that this little plane looks a LOT nicer than a lot of the big, expensive business jets I have worked on by quite a bit.

[@speedomars]

A full Garmin G3x setup with a Garmin GTN750 nav panel in the middle (ILS, LPV, LNAV approaches with ego-referenced plates) is far superior to anything in an older jet or turboprop. The latest version even has auto-glide which computes glide distance, sets the throttle and nose for max distance after determining the closest airfield at the push of a button. The AP also has a blue level button and terrain mapping with audible alarms and crew alerts.

[@newmonengineering]

I sat in one of these down here in Florida as well. It really is a beautiful airplane. The one I sat in was grey interior. What a sweet plane. Always loved that thing.

[@paratyshow]

Mike back to your beginings with plane reviews!!!!! Tks a lot

[@jasonalpha]

Really interesting plane. Thanks so much

[@tmd757]

Was great to meet you after you filmed this segment at sun'n'fun! I can't wait to see your reaction and review when velocity finishes it v-twin varient with the turboprops!

[@eoinoconnell185]

I love the physics and efficiency of this aircraft. So much space too.

[@quantumac]

The Velocity is definitely a sexy aircraft. Don't know how it flies, but it looks like it would cut through the air like butter.

[@suzukirider9030]

Flown a 2-seater canard, the Berkut-540. Same power in a tandem 2-seater. Cruises at 220 TAS alright. Main downside is it needs A LOT of runway. That "I pay for the whole runway - I use whole runway!" joke gets real in the Berkut, even more so with the Velocity. Think 5'000 ft for a comfortable landing. 3'000 is short-field for the Velocity. And don't you even think about soft-field - this thing rotates and touches down at 100 kt.

[@gtm624]

That thing is NUTS! I would love to get a ride in it. Let alone fly it. Wow. Blows my mind that even on the newest tech planes, They still have mixture adjustments. Thanks for showing us this plane.

[@speedomars]

If you want to have computer mixture and throttle controls then get an engine with FADEC. The plane has nada to do with it.

[@gtm624]

@@speedomars yea as an add on. I’m just surprised that it’s not implemented on more planes from factory. I would have thought, Once fuel injection took over and especially with the advancements we’ve seen in the last decade with combustion engines it would be standard. Personally I would never want to loose a manual mixture even if computer controlled.

[@rnordquest]

Come down to Sebastian and take a demo ride. I did many years ago. It's a nice flying airplane. Now that I live in Sebastian I should stop by myself.

[@suzukirider9030]

@@gtm624 That's exactly why they still have manual mixture - people who've learned how to do mixture control don't want to lose it. People who can't be bothered to get comfortable with manual mixture control - probably won't be building experimental aircraft. They might get an Icon A5 or something that starts like a car

[@Peppermint1]

Finally got time to head down to Sebastian and check out the factory and do a demo flight. The RG we demoed was FAST. Got up to 180 indicated within the first 500 ft while climbing at 1000 ft/min. Because of the canard design it won't spin, and the stalls simply brings the nose down. In the air this plane was awesome. While we were not allowed to land it, the chief pilot did that, I was able to take it all the way down to short final. One thing about it, in slow speeds the ailerons are really unresponsive. Touchdown is at 95. Since it is a free castering wheel you have to steer with differential breaking, so need to be careful not to overbreak or you end up on the grass. Also the original breaking system did not include toe breaks, therefore if you are landing with full rudder you have to be extra careful you're not touching down with breaks on. We saw a about 6 different airplanes while at the factory. Build quality was all over the place. Some were very good and some were very bad.

[@n6408s]

Touchdown at 95kts??? I seriously doubt that. On my XL-RG I was over the numbers at 75kts and on the mains at 70kts.

[@speedomars]

Some of the planes you may have seen were owner/builder. The factory offers a builder assist.

[@mikeb020275]

This plane is the reason I’m getting my private licenses as we speak.. i can’t wait to fly it one day.

[@hydojenk]

We need a flight review in this and the twin!

[@graemedicks3139]

Agreed,would really appreciate a review of both.

[@danielmclellan7762]

The six seater flew today!

[@YourFriendlyGApilot]

Thanks Mike, i was waiting for this one!!! Great video as always.

[@markwiygul6356]

Beautiful aircraft. One day I'd like to own a LongEZ (similar, but more affordable)... or even a Varieze. They all look like something from the future. I see this pilot takes off from Briscoe Field regularly, which I live just under the final approach for :-)

[@rreichar1]

I have always loved Burt Rutan’s designs. I bought a set of Cozy Mk4 plans from Nat Puffer years ago. Maybe one of the most efficient planes that you could get into relatively cheaply. Almost as soon as I started I developed an allergy to epoxy so the plans still sit in a box under our bed.

[@rooseveltdumornay4954]

I'm living vicariously through you. Such a beautiful airplane

[@ACW-2024]

Thanks Mike, I love that plane, inside is like a sedan-car, please borrow one to fly it and record a video, nice review by the way.

[@JRSawyer]

Mike, those EFIS's are GRT Avionics... different than Dynon. (I have GRT in my airplane too) Give those GRT guys a shout out!

[@jamesworld3734]

Thanks Mike, one of my favorite planes!

[@mjhornidge]

Nicely done, Mike. I would like to have you come out in a few years to check out my future Velocity XL.

[@mattc.310]

That's an amazing aircraft. Thanks for showing it off.

[@okhera1]

Black and Red are great colors.

[@unkameatgoodbar2315]

Mike Bruh....keep up with them plane reviews...love it bruh...

[@taemitchell7419]

From a young brother to another keep it up proud of u champ !!

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

How do you feel about VIPERJET?

[@johncaterify]

Been looking forward to this one for a while now. Next up Cobalt Valkyrie! Thanks Mike

[@codythomason2310]

I think cobalt Valkyrie went under

[@johncaterify]

@@codythomason2310 kinda, they're now owned by centauri-aircraft, but it's still the same plane.

[@codythomason2310]

Thank you didn’t know that love that plane

[@alexdarcydestsimon3767]

@@codythomason2310 yeah, looks great!

[@jameswalker9244]

I have been looking at building this kit for years. Love the look and the size!

[@MrPaige222]

I'm just wondering how we went from 150, 000 which included the whole kit with retractable gear and engine to 400, 000? Are avionics, paint, builder assist and interior REALLY 250, 000?

[@arizonafoldingdoors3772]

Great Review. Would love to see you in a "flight review" of this plane or even the twin. My understanding is that they are much faster at high flight levels. On other youtube channels, I hear the common speeds are 230-250knts. 200knts w/ basic 180hp engine. I see they are coming out with a 7 seat twin plane!!!

[@suzukirider9030]

Yes, any turbocharged plane is faster at high altitude, but need oxygen to fully utilize. Non-turboed ones lose power at about the same rate as drag lessens...

[@brownlee62534]

Mike, thanks for a great review of maybe the finest experimental aircraft ever designed. I'm going to finally build one at 72 years old. I'll take the short route of course. Either buying a partially built kit or the factory accelerated options. I will be building a fixed gear due to my age, too easy to forget the gear and I've never had one. The greatest departure from the factory, will be the six liter GM all aluminum LS V-8. (TURBO CHARGED). A gentleman in Florida has built a fantastic example with the engine. I believe it flies at 275, which is VNE, with some mods. Ignore the sniping from the self important know it all's, you do a great job. Love your success brother.

[@Fred-rv2tu]

Thanks for the video! I got to check out a couple of velocities at sun and fun a few years ago. Definitely something I'm interested in.

[@larrysouthern5098]

This was the reason I wanted to build m own aiplane.back in the seventies...( the Varii Eze ... Long Eze..Cozy..and Velocity) are all futuristic designs of the future!!! Thanks to Mr Burt Rutan for his perseverance and genious!!! >I

[@CrossWindsPat]

He is a legend. Went on to make the planes that lifted the first commercial sub orbital flight with people!

[@larrysouthern5098]

@@CrossWindsPat We all owe him a great deal of repect!!! Thank you!!! 🐦🐦🐦

[@voyagerpagoda3314]

Edit: This is different from the Velocity I've seen (some come with the vertical stabilizer). Different kit. Love your channel.

[@rileyswing9731]

Hmmm..?

[@voyagerpagoda3314]

@@rileyswing9731 Sorry, meant Vertical not horizontal 🤣🤣🤣

[@rileyswing9731]

@@voyagerpagoda3314 still not sure what you mean, the V-Twin has a real vertical in the middle but that’s still a Velocity

[@speedomars]

You are confusing the v-twin with the other models. All single engine models have no tail. the rudders are on the wing-tips.

[@voyagerpagoda3314]

@@speedomars Too late buddy. I’ve already figured that out. Regardless, V-Twin is a great plane. Hopefully one day I may have the pleasure of owning one.

[@sylvaincoldstalker4802]

What is the red plane on the background ??

[@nicholasboscaino6262]

Been in that plane. It's a beast.

[@googleyoutubechannel8554]

What's stall speed? What's the landing speed?

[@RichardCInman]

Where do you put the golf clubs?

[@ronaldharris6569]

There is a velocity on you tube with a Corvette engine I think its about 500 horsepower but no videos of it flying yet just running on the ground. The pressurized retractable gear version is the epitome of space ship looking

[@speedomars]

There is no pressurized version of the Velocity in any model. The guy sticking a Vette engine in one is asking for trouble too.

[@ronaldharris6569]

@@speedomars check the website

[@ToyManFlyer1100]

@@ronaldharris6569 yeah, and it still ain't flying...Stick with what's proven...Don't tryn re-invent the wheel to be cool...

[@suzukirider9030]

@@speedomars Why's he asking for trouble any more than any other experimental builder? There's a few C-172 experimentals with GM's V-8 flying alright.

[@speedomars]

@@ronaldharris6569 For what? The Velocity is a non-pressurized cabin design. To get pressurization the entire air-frame would need to be re-designed. No one can modify one in their garage to get that...

[@farhanfouadacca]

Hey Mike, you didn’t mention it’s ceiling. I believe the turbo charge option isn’t for speed, it’s more for higher ceiling. If it increases ceiling by 20,000 feet then definitely worth it for someone wanting to fly that high. Like your videos. Keep posting.

[@sandyprice]

Yeah. Last I looked at Velocity, I don't think they had a fully pressurized cabin build. I'm not sure you would want to fly at 30,000 with just plane oxygen.

[@chukaofiaeli7787]

Flight ceiling is 25,000 feet and with turbo engine, you will see 275knots at FL200. It’s fast with turbo

[@suzukirider9030]

@@chukaofiaeli7787 Does going turbo give much range advantage also? I mean the fuel burn is also higher with the turbo...

[@speedomars]

@@sandyprice No piston single or piston twin can fly at FL30. If you want to go there you need to get into a jet-prop or fan-jet.

[@DeltaTristar500]

I'm sure there has to be something to prevent tail striking since the props are back there

[@sinjhguddu4974]

A very unique plane thanks a many!

[@garrygballard8914]

Mike anything new on the Vl3 ?

[@grumpyoldstudios]

Great timing on the outro.

[@Beffudled]

That air intake on the top looks like a candidate for icing. Is there anything to keep it from freezing over?

[@kvnkaveman]

If you find yourself in an icing situation in a Velocity you have a lot more to worry about then the air intakes freezing over.

[@speedomars]

You cannot fly these things in ice...It has no de-icing system for the wings.

[@tikeybo]

looks great. but nothing about the history of the design? Burt Rutan? Long EZ? Cozy?

[@busteraycan]

I love the aircraft but hate the cockpit design. I would prefer a 2 stick system with engine levers in the middle. As if I could ever afford one...

[@skyartrc8286]

A guy I know bought one of these, he said he got the diesle version.

[@javiation8394]

With the mixture, prop and throttle at the far left, how you you fly from the right seat

[@rileyswing9731]

We do a side stick center quadrant option. More similar to a yoke set up.

[@n6408s]

Or add a second throttle to the right side.

[@javiation8394]

@@n6408s I guess being an experimental, you could easily do that

[@javiation8394]

@@rileyswing9731 that’s good to know

[@syedazzam7740]

Could you review a piper PA-28 Cherokee

[@CrossWindsPat]

Regular Car Reviews did a great video on one.

[@Rassah]

The specs are pretty variable for these things. It also depends on how you use your engine. On mine, a non-turbo IO550 with fixed gear, if I cruise rich of peak I get about 175 knots with a similar 900 mile range. But if I go lean of peak, I cruise at 165, but the range is over 1300 miles. This plane is definitely a long distance cruiser.

[@As_A________Commenter]

What type of useful load do you have with the non turbo 550?

[@Rassah]

@@As_A________Commenter I can lift full tanks of 90 gallons, plus four average size people including the pilot, off a 3000 foot runway. So about 1200 to 1300 pounds

[@suzukirider9030]

So, non-RG costs you about... 30 kt of speed? Which also means like 20% of the range... What was the savings vs the RG version? Also - the turbo version gets 20 kt more speed and you can cruise at higher altitudes gaining even more TAS, but - also has higher fuel burn, so is there any range advantage from going turbo?

[@speedomars]

@@suzukirider9030 For any aircraft the best and really only way to increase range is to fly LOP and at about 75% power. The turbo dictates how high you can fly not how far.

[@suzukirider9030]

​@@speedomars But, flying higher also means higher TAS with the same fuel burn per hour, due to less air resistance... basically main reason why commercial jets fly at FL30 and above... I mean even in a fixed-pitch C-172 gets higher TAS at 10'000 ft than at 2'000 ft, with the same fuel burn. Possibly even lower fuel burn per hour at 10'000 due to leaning the engine much more than you can lean at 2'000ft ?

[@JohnBhaktul]

Fun and Sun in Florida nice!

[@deanconstantine4866]

Great walk around

[@narco73]

what is that red fighter looking thing next to it? 2:50

[@Vaporizerwizard]

I don't know much about planes but the prop being in the rear of the plane would actually pull the hot air away from the engine which I think would be better than having a prop on the front. You mentioned ram air while flying but it seems like it's a huge cooling benefit to having the prop in the rear. Beautiful plane and been watching all your vids lately. Thanks for the great channel.

[@generalrendar7290]

No it doesn't work like that, most of the cooling doesn't come from the propeller but from ram air in either case.

[@Vaporizerwizard]

@@generalrendar7290 thank you for the reply.

[@suzukirider9030]

It's quite the opposite actually. Pusher props tend to overheat when taxiing. Was a consistent PITA with a Berkut-540 we flew... You got like 10 min from a cold start till takeoff before CHT gets in the yellow.

[@speedomars]

The pusher configuration is necessary in order to have the canard design mainly. Having the prop in front give the effect you want, not in the rear. The rear mounted engine gets all of its cooling from the slip stream only. The prop helps zero.

[@TecnamTwin]

This is probably my favorite homebuilt airplane ever. If I could afford it, I'd probably get the Twin. 😁 But since money doesn't grow on trees, I'll probably have to settle for a Waiex.

[@vagabondwheels3002]

Yes - thanks for making!

[@MyUtubefreak]

I've flown 3 of them.. Did you take a test flight? They ride on rails in the sky. You can't stall it. Landing approach speeds are 80+ knots. It's good practice for landing at large airports where you need to approach fast to merge with the large commercial aircraft. The turbos allow you to fly faster at higher altitudes. How about 300 knots at FL25?

[@speedomars]

Not 300kts unless you use a turbine engine. But the big block Continental TSIO 550 350hp will get you 270kts cruise easily, at 12k.

[@n6408s]

Uh… no. They can stall. And landing speeds are not 80+ it’s. Unless you want float for a while. And there isn’t a Velocity flying that can make 300kts.

[@rnordquest]

@@n6408s That's right they do stall. The difference is you can still climb at least 800 fpm while in the stall sequence.

[@n6408s]

@@rnordquest nope. When the canard stalls the nose drops. You’re not going to be climbing at all at that point.

[@rnordquest]

@@n6408s When I flew it it climbed just fine with the stick all the way aft. The nose bobbed but I was climbing all the time - 800 fpm if I remember right.

[@jean-ms2862]

Merci ! Your vidéo is very cool. I love this plane. When will you Male flying test?

[@dennisnbrown]

I have a friend who has one. Even with a 200hp io360 it is awesome

[@suzukirider9030]

The 4-seater Velocity come with an IO-360? Or a 2-seater LongEZ ?

[@kvnkaveman]

@@suzukirider9030 Velocity has Three Aircraft, the SE, XL and V-Twin and soon to be 6 place V-Twin The SE is smaller than the XL and uses the 4 cylinder engines.

[@jasonalpha]

Really interesting plane. Thanks so much

[@jermainewilliams9047]

What was your previous aircraft?

[@camerongoodwin2020]

Only flyable from the left seat, not both. Also turbo chargers are not put on engines in the vast majority of cases for speed, but instead for higher cruise altitudes and performance in high density altitude environments. Unlike NA engines which loose performance in higher altitudes and high density altitude environments the turbo charger makes the engine think it is still at sea level. A higher cruise speed is a byproduct, but not the reason they are added. Very interesting plane review, thanks as always for the content! I enjoyed it, but wanted to clear that up.

[@n6408s]

Velocity's can be flown from the right seat. Some builders of center stick Velocity's add a throttle to the right side. But even without the right side throttle, it is possible to fly from the right seat. It's just a pain to reach the throttle.

[@camerongoodwin2020]

@@n6408s Well correct, you could if you added a throttle on the right hand side. I was just referring to the one in the video. Only a throttle, mixture, prop on the left hand side and its a right hand molded stick. So, yes, if you really wanted to get technical about it I suppose you could fly from the right hand side in the one in the video, but who would ever do it? I would assume no one...

[@QuooJay]

*lower density*. Presumably this airplane is not designed in any case to operate much above 12,000ft? Would you have oxygen on board?

[@brownlee62534]

Well Cameron, it can be flown from the right seat with an added throttle control. Why are you splitting hairs over the speed/turbo issues? Planes fly faster at higher altitudes, it takes turbos to reach those altitudes and cruise. My last question is, has the FAA made using oxygen bottles and canulas illegal? It's an experimental, and maybe the finest ever, I'm planning on building one and pressurization looks very possible. Experimental aircraft are the last creative area of general aviation, how about you support it rather than pot shoot it with half truths and doubts?

[@RoyOttingerII]

Pressurized

[@denniswillingham880]

That's my dream plane 😍

[@busaramiamor]

Commenting to support the channel

[@goranmarkovic6002]

Your shoes (at 5:32) perfectly match interior

[@sh4969]

I like the design of that plane.

[@FourToedJones]

What's the fuel burn?

[@mitseraffej5812]

Can both rudders be deployed together to act as a speed brake like the old Rutan Longeasy..

[@suzukirider9030]

I would guess so. I mean it's basically a larger Long-EZ

[@NightSky777]

Wonder how common Prop Strikes with these? Looks like very little clearance between prop to ground

[@joshuashackelford6696]

The canard stalls before the main wing so it doesn’t let you raise the nose high enough for a prop strike.

[@NightSky777]

@@joshuashackelford6696 cool, thanks for the info

[@AClark-gs5gl]

Will one day mount 1 or 2 of my EDFJ-H power-plant designs to a custom built Velocity XL. Plan is to mount close to fuselage at rear section of strakes and or wings, much like the Honda Jet (If twin EDFJ's are used). Will test the use of only a single EDFJ-H first.

[@MrTrydent]

Normal engine cruz at 200 knots. upgrade turbo engine will give you 220 instead for 60 grand. is it worth it of course knots

[@speedomars]

The piston single version with a Continental TSIO-550-C will cruise at 250kts.

[@LEMMYLEMON]

Nice airplane Mike! I’ve never seen a plane like this. Also, just wondering, does your sling TSI have a Rotax engine?

[@alexdarcydestsimon3767]

915

[@LEMMYLEMON]

@@alexdarcydestsimon3767 thank you

[@ADAMREES-GRITGYM]

Very cool. Can you pick these up used?

[@suzukirider9030]

If you find one for sale, sure, why not... The used aircraft market's kinda tough now though.

[@jimydoolittle3129]

Awesome nice good looking aircraft ✈️ definitely it has style ❤️ and seems full of performance 💪

[@bombaso5539]

Does it have a pressurized cabin?

[@mojogrip]

no but you can have oxygen installed

[@mundanestuff]

Always loved this airplane. This and the long ez. Someday.

[@jcims]

We have what I believe is a Long EZ that flies around here. Sounds like it's running half the RPM of a typical GA plane and when he flies low you almost get that cool WWII effect when the pitch drops as he passes over. Absolutely love this style of plane.

[@alexandrefrossardnogueira3894]

Great review. If you ever happen to cross by an Extra 400/500 I'd love to hear your opinion on that one.

[@jackwhitestripe7342]

Can you make an aluminum wing smoother by adding a thin fiberglass surface over it?

[@MrPaige222]

Not exactly sure how it would attach. And the added weight would also be a concern, but mostly I'd be worried about in flight delamination. Yikes!

[@kieyavorsky2188]

I hope you make a video on the BD4C one day

[@richardharris2494]

Love your stuff Mike!

[@joehaveaheart4088]

Fly that baby!!,

[@michaelmccotter4293]

The extra 20 knots of speed actually only costs an additional $5k based on those numbers. $55k standard $60k turbo.

[@TridentCapital]

One thing I don't get about this design is how you would fly from the right seat with the throttle/prop controls on the far left side. I think this one is meant to be flown only from the left seat.

[@n6408s]

It’s not difficult to put a second throttle on the right side. Most current builds are installing side sticks with a center throttle.

[@warisbs]

I really enjoy your vids

[@TxRednek69]

Problem I see is if the co-pilot has to land the throttle is so far away and the controls are right hand only.

[@neilbarriskell7840]

Way out of my price range but some bit of kit!

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

Hi, Mojo Mike from Sydney, Australia. VERY INTERESTING: BUT With no propeller airflow over the rudder/s how do you turn the aircraft on the ground? Great videos, Mike; thanks. 🌏🇭🇲

[@rileyswing9731]

Differential brake steering

[@VeganRashad]

I have wanted this plane since I saw it in 2009.

[@hectorherbert6585]

on another channel 271 knots announced with the turbo motor at 20.000 feet..

[@philv3941]

Do you know if this plane can be bought and can fly in europe ?

[@suzukirider9030]

Well you'd have to fly or ship it from the U.S., and it'd still be an experimental in Europe. Other than that - can't see why not

[@robertphillips3078]

My favourite 4 seater lite aircraft... the Velocity. Like the turbo charged engine , however a turbo prop would be my choice. As 4 2 seaters l am impressed by the ×3 brothers with Dark Aero. And 4 something different the Quickee Q2 .

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

That joystick would be better if it were ambidextrous. The Fuel/Mix pulls would be better if they were a centered throttle with side stick HOTAS.

[@rileyswing9731]

We have a side stick with center throttle mixture prop quadrant option.

[@n6408s]

It's experimental. Build it anyway you like. Side stick. Center stick. You can even put a yoke in if you want. Engine controls? Anywhere you want them. On the side, in the center, on the ceiling.

[@rileyswing9731]

@@n6408s miss you Don, hope all is well!

[@loremaable]

Thank you Mike.

[@NightSky777]

This is hands down my Favorite airplane. Visibility, Comfort, Size, Safety, etc. Maybe I'd change my mind if I flew in one. Wheels seem like the could make landings a bit stiff ?

[@sandyprice]

It would be interesting to see a flight report. No flaps probably means landing faster. Would be interesting to know what landing in crosswinds is like.

[@rileyswing9731]

Just gotta be better 😁

[@speedomars]

@@sandyprice For the turbo version landing speeds vary between 80 and 90kts. Faster than a Cirrus turbo.

[@n6408s]

@@speedomars Wrong. Turbo or not, landing speeds are the same. On mine, I’m on the ground at 70kts.

[@suzukirider9030]

Not much stiff, but long. Flown in a Berkut-540. A tandem 2-seater thing similar to the Velocity.

[@jean-ms2862]

Merci! Tour vidéo os vert cool. When will you Male a fly test? Do you if hés certificats for France ?

[@jean-ms2862]

So sorry!

[@majorchungus]

I have been to the factory in Florida. $400k is way more than most will spend. You could probably complete a basic for $150k. The Twin version can be completed for $300k. That is from the mouth of the owner of the factory. The model I sat in felt cramped. Which was the twin. I am 6'2".

[@speedomars]

A full factory build (with owner present at crucial times) is over $425k right now (this includes the transition training and test flying). Kit builders spend less money but put in FAR more time. And require a certain level of patience and skill.

[@bnosrati]

Question: Does the plane seats comes fully built or you get a bare one with no fabric or cushions, and have someone to built it for you?

[@speedomars]

The kit does not come with paint, panel, wiring, engine, interior...the builder has to buy and add those things.

[@n6408s]

You get seat pans, backs, hinges and rails. Up to the builder to assemble them, purchase foam and cover them. I had and upholstery shop do the foam and covers on mine.

[@nikolaradakovic5050]

How safe is that plane in comparison with Long EZ?

[@mojogrip]

As safe as the pilot flying them

[@hedonzx822]

Good Job again Mike 👍🏻👍🏾