REFLECTOR: Vne Revisited

[Brett Ferrell]

My understand was that Turbo Charlie had some beefed up structure as
well (carbon in various spots IIRC), and the "hot-rod" direct rods for
aileron control instead of the cables.  I think folks that are going to
exceed 200 should consider that upgrade, at least it makes a lot of
sense to me.

Brett

Paula & John Schoorl wrote:
> I disagree.  Vne is always given as indicated airspeed.  By hitting 256 kt
> TAS they are probably not exceeding their Vne recommendation of 200kt IAS.
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> John Schoorl
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of LAURA WALKER
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 5:21 PM
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Vne Revisited
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> I always get a kick when I read about those questioning Velocity's 200kt
> indicated Vne. For the uninitiated, Vne is ALWAYS based on true airspeed,
> not indicated airspeed. Velocity themselves grudgingly admit that the 200kt
> indicated rule is just a conservative figure to try and keep people from
> hurting themselves. Their own TurboCharlie demonstrator, when advertised at
> 256kts true is actually exceeding their own recommendation by 56kts!!. When
> asked about this, their answer is "well, we never actually go over 200kts
> indicated".  Enough said...for those who have the need for speed, and with
> careful attention to rudder fitment and elevator balancing, the actual Vne
> (true airspeed) of the XL airframe is probably closer to 280 kts.
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> Bill Walker
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