2 Door, 6 Cylinder, 200 MPH Coupe

2 Door, 6 Cylinder Coupe

2 Door, 6 Cylinder, 200 MPH Coupe –

those represent some really great words to a car guy!  When the car guy thinks this through they would certainly come up with candidates.  As you have already noticed from the graphics I am talking about a 2 door, 550 cubic inch, 310 horsepower, mechanically fuel injected, 4-passenger personal airplane which will fly a thousand miles at 200 mph.

From a mechanical and operational standpoint, there are many features of an airplane that are similar to a car including tires, brakes, oil, fuel, ignition switch, and rules of the road … maybe we need to make that rules of air traffic control & airspace.   Today I had a flight from Spruce Creek to Fort Pierce, a straight line distance of 102 nautical miles x 1.15 = 117.3 statute miles.  Flight time was 45 minutes which means we averaged 156 mph for the straight line.  However, looking at the chart below the flight track was not a straight line which adds time and distance. … Continue Reading