Vans' RV-14 top speed in its ad flyer is 205 mph. I am guessing this is TAS, because TAS looks higher to potential buyers than IAS. (what altitude and conditions do they measure their TAS in and what would be the shown IAS?)
now I am looking at the Vans' extended airspeeds for the RV14
https://www.vansaircraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/RV-14_V_speeds.pdf
Vno (max structural cruising speed) is 180 mph, IAS. This is below its top speed. what is Vans TAS equivalent? (or equivalently, what is Vans' top speed IAS?)
Vne TAS is just 25mph above top speed. Like many other airplanes, this seems like a very low safety margin---except that I would hope that most of the safety margin is above Vne.
I wonder at what TAS one would truly expect an RV14 to disintegrate if flown for a very long time. I am all for scaring pilots into not exceeding the Vne, but I would also like to know what the real number without safety margin above should be.
also---how do they test these speed? do they have an airplane that they test out to breakage? or do they just stop at some point and go "good enough"?
/iaw
now I am looking at the Vans' extended airspeeds for the RV14
https://www.vansaircraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/RV-14_V_speeds.pdf
Vno (max structural cruising speed) is 180 mph, IAS. This is below its top speed. what is Vans TAS equivalent? (or equivalently, what is Vans' top speed IAS?)
Vne TAS is just 25mph above top speed. Like many other airplanes, this seems like a very low safety margin---except that I would hope that most of the safety margin is above Vne.
I wonder at what TAS one would truly expect an RV14 to disintegrate if flown for a very long time. I am all for scaring pilots into not exceeding the Vne, but I would also like to know what the real number without safety margin above should be.
also---how do they test these speed? do they have an airplane that they test out to breakage? or do they just stop at some point and go "good enough"?
/iaw