ANG vs Pipistrel Panthera

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Overview

Category ANG Patriot (918Ti) Pipistrel Panthera
Company Veloce Planes Pipistrel
Website veloceplanes.com/ang pipistrel-aircraft.com
Seating Capacity 5 adults 4 adults
Total Price $312,000 $600,000 – $700,000
Build Time 800 hours 1,800 hours

Specifications

Specification ANG Patriot (918Ti) Pipistrel Panthera
Engine EP 918Ti Lycoming IO-540
Horsepower 185 – 192 hp 260 hp
Fuel Capacity 65 gallons 82 gallons
Cabin Width 52 inches 47 inches
Wingspan 31.5 ft 35.8 ft
Length 24 ft 26.6 ft
Height 8 ft 7.2 ft
Wing Loading 18 lbs/sq ft 23.97 lbs/sq ft

Performance

Performance ANG Patriot (918Ti) Pipistrel Panthera
Max Cruise Speed 201 knots 195 knots
Cruise Speed 180 knots 185 knots
Stall Speed 43 knots 61 knots
Range 1,200 nm 920 nm
Climb Rate 1,578 fpm 1,260 fpm
Service Ceiling 23,622 ft 18,000 ft
Takeoff Distance 590 ft 2,156 ft
Landing Distance 492 ft 2,316 ft

Weights

Weight ANG Patriot (918Ti) Pipistrel Panthera
Empty Weight 838 lbs 1,949 lbs
Useful Load 1,262 lbs 1,049 lbs
Maximum Weight 2,295 lbs 2,999 lbs

Category ANG Patriot ANG Patriot Sling 4 Sling TSi Vans RV-10 Lancair Mako MCR 4S Evolution Diamond DA40 Pipistrel Panthera Cessna 182 Mooney Acclaim Cirrus SR22T
Company Veloce Planes Veloce Planes Sling Aircraft Sling Aircraft Van’s Aircraft Lancair International SE Aviation Diamond Aircraft Pipistrel Cessna Mooney International Cirrus Aircraft
Website veloceplanes.com/ang veloceplanes.com/ang slingaircraft.com slingaircraft.com vansaircraft.com lancair.com mcr.aero diamondaircraft.com pipistrel-aircraft.com cessna.txtav.com mooney.com cirrusaircraft.com
Seating Capacity 5 adults 5 adults 4 adults 4 adults 4 adults 4 adults 4 adults 4 adults 4 adults 4 adults 4 adults 4-5 adults
Total Price $287,000 $312,000 $200,000 – $330,000 $330,000 – $400,000 $160,000 – $225,000 $350,000 – $475,000 $350,000 – $500,000 $400,000 – $600,000 $600,000 – $700,000 $653,000 – $760,000 $769,000 $888,000 – 1m
Build Time 800 hours 800 hours 900 – 1,200 hours 900 – 1,400 hours 2,000 hours 1,000 hours 700 hours N/A 1,800 hours 1,200 – 1,500 hours 1,000 – 2,000 hours N/A
Engine Rotax 915 iS 3A EP 918Ti Rotax 914 UL Turbo Rotax 916iS Lycoming IO-540 Lycoming IO-540 ROTAX 915 IS Lycoming IO-360 M1-A Lycoming IO-540 IO-540-AB1A5 Continental TSIO-550-G Continental TSIO-550-K T
Horsepower 141 hp 185 – 192 hp 115 hp 160 hp 260 hp 300 hp 141 hp 180 hp 260 hp 230 hp 280 hp 315 hp
Max Cruise Speed 194 knots 201 knots 135 knots 155 knots 181 knots 220 knots 153 knots 142 knots 195 knots 145 ktas 242 knots 213 knots
Cruise Speed 167 knots 180 knots 130 knots 153 knots 171 knots 190 knots 132 knots 137 knots 185 knots 135 ktas 237 knots 184 knots
Stall Speed 39 knots 43 knots 55 knots 58 knots 55 knots 68 knots 46 knots 52 knots 61 knots 49 knots 56 knots 60 knots
Range 1,200 nm 1,200 nm 700 nm 1,000 nm 825 nm 1,400 nm 1,151 nm 847 nm 920 nm 915 nm 1,275 nm 1,021 nm
Climb Rate 1,378 fpm 1,578 fpm 800 fpm 1,200 fpm 1,450 fpm 2,000 fpm 1,200 fpm 780 fpm 1,260 fpm 924 fpm 1,375 fpm 1,203 fpm
Service Ceiling 23,622 ft 23,622 ft 15,000 ft 18,000 ft 20,000 ft 28,000 ft 28,000 ft 16,400 ft 18,000 ft 18,100 ft 25,000 ft 25,000 ft
Takeoff 790 ft 590 ft 720 ft 591 ft 500 ft 600 ft 1,148 ft 1,000 ft 2,156 ft 1,514 ft 2,100 ft 1,517 ft
Landing 492 ft 492 ft 460 ft 492 ft 650 ft 800 ft 2,000 ft 951 ft 2,316 ft 1,350 ft 2,650 ft 1,178 ft
Empty Weight 838 lbs 838 lbs 1,036 lbs 1,148 lbs 1,600 lbs 2,200 lbs 882 lbs 1,746 lbs 1,949 lbs 2,000 lbs 2,370 lbs 2,354 lbs
Useful Load 1,262 lbs 1,262 lbs 992 lbs 939 lbs 1,100 lbs 1,350 lbs 992 lbs 900 lbs 1,049 lbs 1,110 lbs 1,000 lbs 1,246 lbs
Maximum Weight 2,095 lbs 2,295 lbs 2,028 lbs 2,094 lbs 2,700 lbs 3,550 lbs 1,808 lbs 2,646 lbs 2,999 lbs 3,100 lbs 3,368 lbs 3,600 lbs
Fuel Capacity 65 gallons 65 gallons 43 gallons 52 gallons 60 gallons 75 – 109 gallons 53 gallons 50 gallons 82 gallons 87 gallons 89 gallons 92 gallons
Cabin Width 52 inches 52 inches 45.3 inches 46.8 inches 48 inches 46 inches 46 inches 44 inches 47 inches 42 inches 43.5 inches 49 inches
Wingspan 31.5 ft 31.5 ft 32.58 ft 31.3 ft 31.9 ft 36.7 ft 28.5 ft 39.2 ft 35.8 ft 36 ft 36.6 ft 38.4 ft
Length 24 ft 24 ft 23.38 ft 23.54 ft 24.5 ft 25 ft 22 ft 26.3 ft 26.6 ft 29 ft 26.8 ft 26 ft
Height 8 ft 8 ft 8 ft 8 ft 8.8 ft 7.8 ft 6.5 ft 6.6 ft 7.2 ft 9 ft 4 in 8.4 ft 8.11 ft
Wing loading 18 lbs/sq ft 18 lbs/sq ft 14.4 lb/sq ft 16.91 lb/sq ft 18.6 lb/sq ft 25.4 lb/sq ft 18.75 lb/sq ft 18.2 lbs/sq ft 23.97 lb/sq ft 17.8 lbs/sq ft 19.26 lbs/sq ft 24.8 lb/sq ft