REFLECTOR: Airventure Cup Speed

[J.F.Sheehan at larc.nasa.gov]

len,
The VNE is 200 knots IAS. I think I was about 190 knots IAS which at the low level we were flying was about 200-205 knots TAS. The resultant average ground speed in mph is about right considering the 20-25 mph headwind. So I was never
over VNE. 
I think some of the faster guys probably had to pull back on power.
You can exceed VNE as long as you make sure your control surfaces are balance
correctly and you test incremently up to your limit. The thing is that the 
manauvering etc at the increased speeds probably should be limited unless
you do something to stiffen the controls.
I am sure the guys running the bigger engines have more experience with
an increased VNE than I do. Hell Pat went by me like I was standing still and
 half way thru the race he was 25 miles in front.
Jack

> Jack
> 
> I thought the Velocity was limited to approx 200 kn (indicated).........
> It seems to me that you and Pat must be exceeding that limit.  As a
> "newbee" I would like to learn what is needed to expand the upper limit
> beyond 200kn ( other than more power)
> 
> thanks
> 
> Len Baxter
> XLRG
> 
> And Rich is fast. he beat me by 24 seconds after 500 miles. But it was
>  unfair
>  because he had a very sharp navigator. His Dad.
> Oh well there is always next year.
> There were some pretty fast velocity airplanes in the race. Pat Shea
> averaged
>  247 mph and that was with about 20-25 mph head wind.
> The Airventure Cup was a great experience. I am looking forward to next
> year
>  and having more Velocity airplanes
> 
> Jack
> N55XL
> Race 55
> 
>> I just returned from Oshkosh (unfortunately in an Arrow not my Velo) and
> can
>> safley say that homebuilding is alive and well.
>> I saw some beautiful Velo's and would like to send kudos to allthat made
> it
>> in. You guys are my idols.
>>
>> I have to give special mention to Rich Guerra. Your aircraft is a work of
>> art! It easily could have come off a Lexus Production line. I now have a
> new
>> standard to live up to.
>>
>> Great Job.
>>
>> Larry Epstein
>>
>>>From: "Al Gietzen" <ALVentures at cox.net>
>>>Reply-To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
>>>To: "reflector" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>>>Subject: REFLECTOR: AvWeb "Airventure" coverage
>>>Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:20:19 -0700
>>>
>>>I couldn't help but notice that if you looked at AvWeb's Oshkosh photo
>>>galleries coverage you would have no idea that there was such a thing as
> a
>>>'homebuilt' aircraft.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Maybe a few more e-mails to the editor would get their attention - or
> maybe
>>>not.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Al
>>>
>>
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