Randy, et al,

 

I found that there is no wall except from power applied after drag has been addressed (uh, maybe flutter is the limit).  I file for 194 KTAS.  I see 176-181 KIAS at 5000 to 8000 MSL at or near 25 squared.  But, the real test is to race from point to point and have somebody else time the whole durn thing.

 

2002 Sun 100, 202.2 Knots.  As close to sea level as I'll ever get.

 

2003 Air Venture Cup from Kitty Hawk -> Dayton -> Fond du Lac, 191.4 Knots.  OK, not so good 'cause of the wind, weather, 6000' mini-mountains and a 6 Knot bug penalty in Illinois (845 NM, 2 days).  Hah, after Illinois the dirtied-canard planes couldn't slow down for fear of falling out of the sky.  Beat all kinds of higher powered planes.

 

2004 AVC Dayton -> Fond du Lac, 205.4 Knots (385 NM, smooth air at 2100 MSL).

 

2006 AVC Dayton -> Fond du Lac, 202.3 Knots.  Beat a turbo charged 360.

 

Or, at the final Lancair 100, September 2006 in Redmond (3000 MSL Top Gun terrain), "they" measured me at 210+ Knots.  I beat scads of 360's 'cept for Chris Zavatson.

 

Not bad for a 9:1 injected 320, EI, ram air and some other itty bitty adjustments, more added each year after 2002.

 

Wanna race?

 

 

 

It's hard to get your LNC-2 past 200 kts., that seems to be the wall on the design for these rockets.