REFLECTOR: VNE and TAS (was Canard - good news)

[Pat Shea]

I suspect the RV guys were referring to this article:

http://www.vansaircraft.com/pdf/hp_limts.pdf

Pat

--- Mike Dawson <medawson250 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> True airspeed is affected by temperature and density
> altitude. Its only the airspeed on a calibrated
> airspeed indicator you need to worry about as far
> as,
> stall, Vne, Vno, Va, Vle, Vlo and most other V
> speeds
> you wanna talk about. Fuel management and weight
> displacement will affect some V speeds like Vmc on a
> multi engine and density altitude will affect Vyse
> and
> Vxse but otherwise, on our single engine go
> carts...fly the gauge!
> 
> We won't talk about equivalent airspeed or mach
> numbers because they just don't apply here.
> 
> Somebody must have misspoke at lunch.
> 
> Mike
> 
> --- PUSHERPILOT at wmconnect.com wrote:
> 
> > Al,
> > I noted that you mentioned a true airspeed of 210
> K.
> >  I had lunch with some 
> > RV pilots today and they said that Van has
> published
> > an article where he claims 
> > that Vne should be based on true airspeed not
> > indicated.  I had a problem 
> > with that but my aerodynamics classes were too
> many
> > years ago.  Something to 
> > think about??
> > 
> > Mel Bina
> > STD RG


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