Just for a lark, I took some figures for fuel usage and compared them to a Toyota Camry.
Probably shouldn't be taken too seriously. The Sapphire is a single seater, and should probably be compared to a motorbike.
Plane | Hourly Consumption Litres | TAS knots | Sums | L/100km |
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Toyota Camry | | Highway Cycle | | 6.8 |
Peter's Sapphire | 11 | 80 | 100 x 11/148 | 7.4 |
Peter's brother's Jab | 12 | 90 | 100 x 12/166 | 7.2 |
Sting Claimed Variable Pitch Prop | 15 | 135 | 100 x 15/250 | 6 |
Sting Observed 127 | 15.6 | 127 | 100 x 15.6/235 | 6.6 |
Sting Observed 135 | 19.5 | 135 | 100 x 19.5/250 | 7.8 |
A22 claimed Normal | 16 | 95 | 100 x 16 / (95 x 1.85) | 9.1 |
A22 claimed Economy | 10 | 75 | 100 x 10 / (75 x 1.85) | 7.2 |