REFLECTOR: [SPAM] Flutter and a question for Scott Baker

[Scott Baker]

We'll be flight testing the Rocket Racing modified Velocity SE to 220KIAS.
The RRL people want the aircraft to remain in eyeball sight of spectators - 
so the speeds, while fast, will not be so fast that the aircraft goes out of 
sight.
There will be a lot of "yanking and banking".
SB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Derrick" <scott at tnstaafl.net>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 2:40 PM
Subject: [SPAM] REFLECTOR: Flutter and a question for Scott Baker


> I'm almost certain(but I've been wrong before!) that Scott Baker said
> that VNE had been set mainly testing and not structural analysis in
> regards to dynamic or flutter characteristics.
>
> I've flight tested my Velocity to 220 KIAS at 10,000 ft., solid as a
> rock.  I did it starting at about 170 KIAS and inching up in 5 knot
> increments. at every increment I jabbed the elevators, ailerons and
> rudders with power on and power reduced.  It was stressful but I thought
> it was needed..
>
> I have no idea what the real limit is. I'm sure its probably a little
> different for each airframe.  With my new engine I had planned on
> testing to at least what I had before, possibly increasing the altitude
> to 16,000 or 18,000 ft.
>
> A question for Scott Baker,  the factory is building The Rocket Racing
> League airframes, using XL's as the basis.  They are obviously going to
> go "REAL FAST!!!""  Are you guys doing any additional structural changes
> for flutter?  If so can you tell us what?
>
> Scott
>
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