Alfonso Lebron wrote:

All that sounds very good and tempting but please, keep in mind

flutter/structural

integrity of the RV when thinking about going at those speeds.

Alfonso Lebron-Berges

Nah! They are good for it. Dave Anders has gone over 250 mph in his RV4
and Tracy Saylor 240 mph in his RV6.

Paul Lamar

True, but unexpected things can still happen.  Dave Anders thought his plane
was comming apart on one speed run when a wheel pant went into violent
flutter at just over 250 mph. It had to be mass ballanced to fix the
problem.  I think his best speed to date is 262 mph in his -4.

Tracy Crook
tcrook@rotaryaviation.com
www.rotaryaviation.com

 
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