HomebuiltAircraftChoice

Like you, I am interested in building a homebuilt aircraft. This wikilint page branches off to other information I've accumulated.

General Info Pages:

Pages for my top contenders:

  • Mustang II (metal, plans, or choice of kits, $17,210 basic, $27,700 deluxe)
  • Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman (wood, plans only, amphibian)
  • Kitfox S7SS "Super Sport" (tube & fabric, $19,000 firewall back, $4300 Rotax 912 engine)
  • Sonex Xenos (all metal, $20,000 + $6,500 AeroVee 2.1 engine)
  • Emeraude (wood & fabric, 140 mph, wide body compared to RV or Mustang)
  • PLUS instruments, paint for all

Other Probable Costs, lifted from the Mustang II site in March 2010:

$17,210 Airframe and Finishing parts from Mustang Aeronautics
$9,500 midtime O-320 Lycoming
$5,000 VFR avionics (GPS, COM, and transponder)
$4,700 Instruments and electrical
$1,955 Metal Sensenich Prop, spinner, & extension
$3,000 Paint, Interior, and Misc
$470 Lights/Stobes



Created by brian. Last Modification: Sunday 27 of March, 2011 09:24:47 CDT by brian.