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Grayhawk and other interested
parties,
I don't know if I can illuminate with any
perceived wisdom I may have... If I can, I bet it would light up a small broom
closet. At any rate, you suggested I share why I said one should have lots of
care flying a LNC2 fast. It's all pretty basic.
Well, for starters, it's just plain smart. The
airframe has a limiting speed, and for racing and racing only, I may or may have
not flirted with this limit. (VBG) Any airplane at redline speed has much
tighter limits related to G, stability, and structural integrity. We all
know and accept this, and I'm already stating the obvious.
I have read about the twisting moment of the LNC2
tail at high speeds, but I have not noticed anything that would make me think
I've run into this. Beefing up this area seems like a great idea, but that will
depend on what a specific owner wants.
As for rmy experiences, during the race starts
coming down the chute, I was using "lots of care" because our airplanes
(320/360) have the ability to load lots of G in less than a
second. Being ham-fisted in a Lancair is already discouraged, and this is even
more apparent in a short-mount, small tail, aft-cg LNC2 at redline in
smooth air. Now throw in an adversarial start formation, wind, and turbulence,
and you're backed into a corner. Lots of care.
That, too, is obvious.
But even on the course, flying the airplane in the
yellow arc at race speeds is just like
cruising at the same speed at altitude, except I had more power and higher speed
due to the lower altitude. We all have to worry about turbulence and G loading
during high speed flight. One bump big enough and something can break. Bad day
if it does.
Anyway, that is where my comment came from.
HTH.
Unleashed is also back up for sale.
Scotty G
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