Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Howdy, low 'n' slow fliers; some days ago there were some posts about Vne for Piets. The 'high speed of 90 MPH' sounded more like a high *cruise* speed to me than a redline Vne for this design. I seemed to recall that William Wynne said his Piet cruised with the engine throttled well back, so I asked him about his redline. Here's a snip from his reply:>Vne on a Piet is a lot higher than 90. Our average to Oshkosh in 2000 was>86mph. It is very windy above 95, and it is twitchy above 105 when the CG >is>forward (15 to 17"). In Bernie's notes he mentions seeing 130.Obviously the Vne should be based on design, testing, and prudence. Equally obvious is the fact that it isn't fun or comfortable to fly the plane real fast, but for purposes of establishing a structural Vne, there are enough Piets flying out there to have a good knowledge base of what a reasonable redline must be. Don't overly limit your airplane's operating envelope!Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.netInternet access plans that fit your lifestyle -- join MSN. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/pl ... __________