Sling TSI Comparison

Thinking of buying a Sling TSI?

But want more room? to go faster? To pay less money? to burn less fuel? To have less maintenance?
Veloce 400 is 2 inches wider – taller, and more room in the back seat than Sling

190 ktas @ 12 GPH at 12,000 ft

$247k all in fly away price equipped same as Sling TSI ($300k for their builder assist price)

Veloce 400 quick build 800 hour kit – all in your build price $145k – Vs. Sling is $199k

Veloce 400 at 9 GPH – and 9500 ft – doing 165 ktas – 10 ktas faster on same fuel burn – and their max cruise speed.

Aeromomentum maintenance schedule – oil changes every 100 hours – change rubber at 1,000 hours – overhaul for $5k at 2,000 hours.

Rotax maintenance schedule – way to much to list here.

Company	Veloce 400 – 210 HP Lyc	Veloce 400 – 300 HP AM	Sling TSI
Website	www.veloceplanes.com	www.veloceplanes.com	www.airplanefactory.com/aircraft/sling-tsi/
Plane	4 place 210hp	4 place 300hp Turbo	TSI sling – 4 place
Price KIT	$54,700 (engine avionics not included)	$54,700	63k – slow build
Total Price	$160,000 (engine and avionics included)	$140,000 – (engine and avionics included)	$163K- $199K – (engine and avionics included)
Hours to build	800-1,000 hours (9 months for delivery)	800-1000 hours (9 months for delivery)	900 hours (2 years to deliver)
Engine	210 HP Lycoming IO390 –	Aeromomentum 300hp FADEC	Rotax 915iS Turbo Charged FADEC 141 HP
Cruise	Cruise (75%@8000ft) 160 ktas Cruise (55% @8000’) 145 mph	Cruise (65% @ 8000ft) 180 ktas – 12 GPH Cruise (55% @8000’) 160 ktas 65% power -203 kts @ 18,000 ft	155 ktas @ 9,500 ft on 9 GPH
Range	800 NM – 1200 NM	1400 NM	800 nm
Take Off	1148 ft – 1640ft – over 50 ft obstacle	850 ft
Landing	1476 ft – over 50 ft	850 ft
Stall speed	67 mph	60 ktas
Empty weight	1480 lbs	1480 lbs	1,080 lbs
Max weight	2633	2766	2,095
Useful load	1135 lbs	1286 lbs	1,015 lbs

Click on the Video Below to watch the webinar on this 4 place plane

Capacity / Passengers

4 places – or 5 with 3 small people in back only 4 people in Sling TSI

Powerplant Specifications

Maximum Power	210hp IO 390 Lycoming	300hp – Aeromomentum – Veloce 400	Sling Rotax 915 IS
Horsepower	210hp	300hp	141HP
Maximum RPM	2700	7000	5800 RPM
Propeller	Constant speed	Fixed Pitch (saves $15k and 50 lbs)	Constant

WEIGHT

Aircraft weights

Plane	IO 390 – V 400	AM 300 HP – V 400	Sling TSI – Rotax
Empty	670kg	670kg	kg
Empty weight	1480 lbs	1480 lbs	1080lbs
Maximum weight	1185 kg	1255 kg	kg
Maximum weight	2633 lbs	2766 lbs	2095 lbs
Tank capacity	302 liters	302 liters	liters
Fuel capacity	80 gal.	80 gal.	45 gal.
Luggage compartment capacity	40 kg	40 kg	kg
Baggage (28 x 18 door)	88 lbs	88 lbs	40 lbs
USEFUL LOAD	1153 lbs	1286 lbs	1015 lbs

Aircraft measurements

Aircraft	Veloce 400	Sling TSI
Cabin height	48″ (1220 mm)
Cabin width	46″ (1168 mm)	44″
Shoulder room	46″ (1168 mm)	44″
Room above seat for head height	38″ (965 mm) (same as cirrus)
Tail Width	122 inches	122 inches
Wing span	29.2 ft (7468 mm)	31.5 Ft
Length	29.2 ft (7468 mm)
Height	7.25 ft (2210 mm)

PERFORMANCE

Planes	V 400 – 210 HP	V 400 – 300 HP	Sling TSI
Never exceeded speed (indicated)	195 knot Indicated	195 knot Indicated
Cruising speed	268 km/h	314 km/h
Cruise speed (sea level)	150 knot @ 10 gph	170 knot @ 12 GPH 140 ktas @ 9 GPH	130 ktas @ 9 GPH
Cruise speed (18,000 Ft)	130 knot @ 10 gph	203 knot @ 12 GPH 212 Ktas @ 15 GPH	160 ktas @ 9 GPH
Stol speed	111 km/h	111 km/h
Stall speed	60 knot	60 knot
Ascent rate rate of climb	1000 fpm	1200 fpm	1000 fpm

OPTIONS

Accessory

VELOCE

Ballistic Parachute – $40k
Deice and Heated Prop – $5k to $45k (if just wing is heated with engine $5k – if wing and tail with different deice – $20k – and if all sound vibration de-ice – $45k)
Electric AC – $10,000

VELOCE

IFR Instrumentation standard
Factory quick build assist standard
Garmin dual screen G3x, auto pilot, dual comm dual radio adbsin/out – GPS 175 standard

SLING TSI

IFR Instrumentation standard
Factory quick build assist $100k+ more

Gramin Glass Panel Standard

Compare

Company	Veloce 400	Veloce 400	Van’s aircraft	Van’s aircraft	Sling	Revolution Aviation	Cirrus	Evolution
Website	www.veloceplanes.com	www.veloceplanes.com	www.vansaircraft.com	www.vansaircraft.com	www.airplanefactory.com/aircraft/sling-tsi/	http://www.evolutionaviation.net/	https://cirrusaircraft.com	http://www.evolutionaircraft.com
Plane	400 – 210hp	400 – 300hp Turbo	RV-10 2200 lbs	RV-10 2700 lbs	TSI sling	RAI-6 Foxtrot	Cirrus SR20	Evolution Piston
Price KIT	$54,700	$54,700	$49,710- $63,250
Total Price	$140,000	$120,000	$170K- $200K	$170K- $200K	$163K- $191K	$167K	$494,900	1M
Time to build	800-1,000 hours	800-1000	1200-2000	1200-2000	900		0	200
Engine	210 HP Lycoming IO390 –	Aeromomentum 300hp	235 – 260 HP	236 – 260 HP	Rotax 915iS Turbo Charged FADEC 141 HP	Lycoming IO-540 300	Lycoming IO-390-C3B6 215HP	YTEO-540-iE2 350 hp
Cruise	Cruise (75% @ 8000ft 210HP -160mph; Cruise (55% @8000’) 210HP- 145 mph;	Cruise (65% @ 8000ft 200mph Cruise (55% @8000’) 65% power -203 kts @ 18,000 ft	Cruise (75% @ 8000ft 235HP -194mph; 260HP – 201mph); Cruise (55% @8000’) 235HP- 174 mph; 260 HP – 180mph;	Cruise (75% @ 8000ft 235HP -190mph; 260HP – 197mph); Cruise (55% @8000’) 235HP- 170 mph; 260 HP – 176mph;	155+ ktas	174 KTAS	Max Cruise 155ktas; Cruise @8000ft 145kts;	Max Cruise (max @ 24,000) 230 KTAS; Economy Cruise 215 KTAS
Range	800 NM – 1200 NM	1400 NM	600 NM	1000 NM	800 nm	2,000 nm		1380 NM
Take Off	1148 ft – 1640ft – over 50 ft obstacle	850 ft	360-415	500-583		875 ft	1,685 ft	1450 ft
Landing	1476 ft – over 50 ft	850 ft	500-525	650		800 ft	Landing Groundroll 853 ft	Min Ldg Distance 1650 ft
Stall speed	67 mph	67 mph	57 mph	63 mph		58 kts	57 kts	61 KTS
Empty weight	1480 lbs	1480 lbs	1580 –1630 lbs	1581 –1630 lbs	1,080 lbs	1,900 lbs	2122 lbs	2650 lbs
Max weight	2633	2766	2700	2701	2,095	3,500	$nbsp;	4550
Useful load	1135 lbs	1286 lbs	1050 lbs	1051 lbs	1,015 lbs	1,600 lbs	1,028lbs	Payload (up to)720 lbs

Veloce 400 Walk Around Video

IO-540 on 400 plane

IO-540 on 400 plane 2

Here is the Veloce 400 flying with an IO-540 – does 170 kts at 55%.
you can put a turbo IO-540 engine on – and get over 200 KTS.

Your Choices

We recommend this install package if you want certified IFR

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/577174 – certified GPS and ADBS in and out with weather

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/512307/pn/010-01471-01 – radio with comms

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/140494 – back up radio

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/600047/pn/010-01946-00 – auto pilot head, https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/607047 – auto pilot – for 2 servos.

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/107443 – engine indication

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/166058 – 2 displays

If you don’t want Certified IFR – you can drop the $8k GNS 375 – and simply get ADBS for $1-3k (depends if you want in/out or just out)

If you don’t want back up radio – can drop $1k

If you don’t want two AHRS/display – can drop $4k for one display.

If you want any other avionics package, you can sure get that.

Dynon, GRT, MGL, Avidyne, or any other.

Interiors, we offer leather interior standard – one color.

If you want 2 colors or colored stitching or carbon fiber panel, or something like that will be additional.

Paint scheme – we offer 1 full color base with some basic colored striping (vinyl or paint)

If you want extra, will be extra depending on amount of complexity.

Example paint schemes and interiors can be found at

Aviationcomposites.net

Choices of Engines

We recommend Aeromomentum Engines – as price to HP to quality – nothing beats them in our opinion

But you can do any engine you want.

Aeromomentum.com

Other engines that work well

400 4 seater

AM20T – 2.0 Turbo 300 HP

Tio or IO 360, and IO 390, TIO 540, IO 540, TIO 520, IO 520.

200 2 seater

AM20T – 2.0 Turbo 300 HP

AM13 or 15 – 100-147 HP

Rotax

jabiru

600 6 seater

TWIN:

AM20T – 2.0 Turbo 300 HP

TIO 520 or 550 – IO 520 or 550
TIO 360 – rebuilt from ac-aero.com

Websites

www.Veloceplanes.com – our website

www.Aeromomentum.com – Engine partner – they been selling engines since 2008

www.Aviationcomposites.net – Build Partner – 28 new planes and 40+ repair/rebuilt

https://www.volatoaeronaves.com.br/en/ – Company making composite parts in Brazil

www.vevazz.com – my company for 11 years with 2 FDA clearances – UPDATE – just sold it Dec 2021 – Yeah.