Velocity V-Twin
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The Velocity V-Twin is the twin-engined version of the Velocity XL, flown in 2012: the same four-seat canard pusher with two Lycoming IO-320s of 160 hp on the wing in pusher configuration, 2,000 lb empty and 3,200 lb gross, which the factory quotes at 185-205 knots, 2,000 fpm and 1,100 nm.
The V-Twin exists for one reason, engine-out safety in a 200-knot four-seater, and the canard layout is what makes it a benign twin: with both engines on the wing near the centreline there is little asymmetric yaw and the canard still stalls before the main wing. The price is two engines to overhaul, 15-17 gallons an hour, retractable gear and the handful of examples in existence, so parts and maintenance knowledge are concentrated at the factory in Sebastian, Florida. Twenty-seven had been built when Jane's last counted, so every one is a near-one-off whose builder's workmanship, fuel system plumbing and engine installations deserve a specialist pre-buy, and the weight-and-balance governs the useful load. A multi-engine rating and type-specific training are the entry requirements. Velocity supports the type.
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What it is
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | — |
| Engine | 2 x Lycoming IO-320 (160 hp each; IO-360 180, Titan IO-370 190 and UL520T options) |
| Horsepower | 160 hp |
| Fuel | — |
| Certification basis | amateur-built |
| Production start | 2012 |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise (75 % power) | 185 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve) | 1,100 nm |
| Service ceiling | — |
| Climb rate | 2,000 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | — |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,200 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 3,200 lb |
| Empty weight | 2,000 lb |
| Usable fuel | — |
| Fuel burn at cruise | — |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | — |
|---|---|
| Price, high | — |
| Prices as of | — |
| Engine TBO | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | — |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 14 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 13 |
| Median year built | 2018 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 3 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 2 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | — |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | — |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 3 |
| Transfers per 100 active | — |
| Airworthiness directives | 0 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | none |
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 3-4 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 0 of 103 |
| Support | 1.1 of 104 |
| Liquidity | —5 |
- Accident record: class median 10.16 · 8 models in class.
- Severity: class median 10.
- Access: class median 1,060.75.
- Support: class median 81.5.
- Liquidity: class median 20.7.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · ADs Oct 8 · scores Sep 30