General Description

The RV-10 is a low wing airplane with a fixed tricycle landing gear
 (no tailwheel or retractable options are planned). It uses slotted flaps and mass-balanced control surfaces. The primary structure is aluminium with a composite cabin top and doors. 

Engines the RV-10 is designed to accept

The six cylinder (I)O-540 Lycoming. The prototype has the maximum acceptable 260 hp version. Other engines from 200-260 hp might be adapted, but current kits are designed around the six cylinder Lycoming.

Performance

Sufficient power and an excellent wing give the RV-10 very good performance. Tests of N410RV, our RV-10 prototype, revealed some impressive numbers.

Flown at 2200 lbs, representing a typical two-people-and-three-quarters-fuel weight, it achieved a take-off distance of 360’ and a landing distance of 525’. The climb rate averaged about 1700 fpm. At 75% power and 8000’, true airspeed topped the magic 200 mph mark...actually, it was 201 smph. 

The Cabin
Gull-wing doors let occupants board from both sides. A large baggage door provides access to the aft cabin. Special Oregon Aero impact-absorbing front seats are standard. Controls are ball bearing/pushrod assemblies wiggled by conventional between-the-knees sticks on both sides. Removable rear seatbacks allow two people to travel with lots of baggage. With rear seats installed, the cabin will accommodate four adults, up to 6’4" in the front and about 6’ 2" in the rear.

Kits

RV-10 Standard Kits will be similar to current two-seat RV kits: a four-kit sequence of Empennage, Wing, Fuselage and Finishing Kit.

In the case of the RV-10, the Empennage Kit also includes the fuselage tailcone. Wing kits include all the components for the wing panels, ailerons and flaps. Composite wingtips are moulded to accept streamlined lenses around position/strobe lights. The Fuselage Kit contains all the components between the tailcone and the firewall It includes the composite cabin top, moulded in one piece from high strength composites and including the necessary recesses for the doors and windows. The door and window components will be part of the Finishing Kit, along with cowlings, landing gear and fairings. Like all current RVs, the aluminium parts are fully "matched-hole." Steel assemblies, like engine mounts and landing gear supports, are all welded, powder-coated and ready to install.

QuickBuild Kits will be available in mid-to-late 2004. We project that these will reduce building times by about 35%. Partial QB kits (QB wing, QB fuselage), and some other options are in the planning stages.

How much will it cost to build and fly?

We expect that a new RV-10 with a mid-time engine should cost less than most used production airplanes of comparable performance — many of which are now 35-40 years old. There is, of course, no fair comparison to new factory airplanes of similar performance – an RV-10 built of entirely new components will cost far less than anything on the market today, but you can’t simply buy one and fly it away. The RV-10 should compare very favourably with any four-place kit airplane on the market, in both performance and cost-to-build. Like other RV models, the finished cost is largely determined by decisions made by the builder.
 

The RV-10 is a different kind of airplane than any previous RV, cost estimates will vary even more than usual. We estimate that an RV-10 built from a standard kit, using a new engine and prop and a VFR panel (in other words, much like our prototype) will cost $90-100,000. The same airplane with a good used engine, used avionics and similar cost-saving measures might cost around $70,000.

RV-10 Specifications



Exterior Dimensions



Span

31 ft 9in.



Length

24 ft 5 in.



Height

8 ft 11 in



Wing Area

148 sq ft




Weights



Empty Weight

1600 lbs 



Gross Weight

2700 lbs



Loadings



Wing Loading  

18.6 lb/sq ft



Power Loading 

10.4  lb/hp



Powerplant/Systems



Engine

200-260 hp



Propeller 

Hartzell C/S



Fuel Capacity

60 US gal



Other



Baggage

100 lb






RV-10 Performance

Speed and ranges in statute mph. 
210/235 hp performance are estimated.
Prototype is equipped w/ 260hp and constant-speed prop.



   Light Weight 2200 lbs
 Gross Weight 2700 lbs

>210 hp

235 hp

260 hp




Speed - Light Weight



Top Speed

197 mph

204 mph

211 mph



Cruise [75% @ 8000 ft]

187 mph

194 mph

201 mph



Cruise [55% @ 8000 ft]

168 mph

174 mph

180 mph



Stall Speed

57 mph

57 mph

57 mph



Speed - Gross Weight



Top Speed

194 mph

201 mph

208 mph



Cruise [75% @ 8000 ft]

183 mph

190 mph

197 mph



Cruise [55% @ 8000 ft]

163 mph

169 mph

175 mph



Stall Speed

63 mph

63 mph

63 mph



Ground Performance - Light Weight



Takeoff Distance

483 ft

415 ft

360 ft



Landing Distance

500 ft

500 ft

525 ft



Ground Performance - Gross Weight



Takeoff Distance

686 ft

583 ft

500 ft



Landing Distance

650 ft

650 ft

650 ft



Climb/Ceiling - Light Weight



Rate of Climb

1,388 fpm

1,669 fpm

1,950 fpm



Ceiling

17,077 ft

20,538 ft

24,000 ft



Climb/Ceiling - Gross Weight



Rate of Climb

992 fpm

1,221 fpm

1,450 fpm



Ceiling

13,678 ft

16,839 ft

20,000 ft



Range



Range [75% @ 8000 ft]

951 sm

883 sm

825 sm



Range [55% @ 8000 ft]

1,153 sm

1070 sm

1000 sm











Specifications