Carl Stevens wrote:

On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Paul wrote:

the Sun & Fun 100 mile race ought to be doable and win-able :-)
At three hundread MPH it will only take 20 minutes :-)
Out here in the West Shirl Dickey organises these
short speed dashes for experimental aircraft. Usually
at Jack Pot Nevada every several months.

The R.A.C.E. events (Rutan And Canard Enthusiast) are held on a
yearly schedule. Kanab, Jackpot(July 4th weekend), Wendover, and
Mesquite are the four main events. Kilo trials are held at other points
and times during the year. Aircraft types that show up with
more than three examples showing up are granted a class of
their own, otherwise they race in the Exhibition class.

At 230 mph we are already 40 mph over Burt's original 190 mph Vne.
Current flutter testing is showing this to be within limits and the
design limits  of the Long_EZ is certianly conservative. However, we are
starting to run out of down trim at these speeds. Before dreaming
about 300 mph races we should think very carefuly about envelope
expansion and flutter tests. Dave Ronnenberg and crew have
cleared the Berkut to about 260(?) or so mph. This is at 300+ HP.

Carl
"I will find a way, or I will make one."
  -- Seneca

So that is why Klause was changing the angle of attack on his canard
the other day :-) I think he reflexed the trailing edge on the main
wing too.

R.A.C.E. allow Questair Ventures, Lancair IV's, Glasair III's and other
fast airplanes to race do they not? It started out as a canard thing but
it
apparently  has grown to include all experimentals. A White Lightning
might be a good airplane for a high power 13B racing plane.
The Questairs, Glasairs and Lancairs probably need three rotors.

Thanks for clarifying that for us Carl.
 
Paul Lamar
 
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