David Paule
Well Known Member
As I slowly get closer to getting the RV-3B kits that I've got on order, I was wondering about the lack of mass balancing on the tail. Hence this question for those of you who flutter-tested your aircraft:
How fast and at what altitude did you clear it? I'm interested in actual testing conditions, not a knock-down speed for the ASI gauge. Obviously, if you actually encountered flutter or buzzing, please report that, too.
And were there any modifications to the tail of your plane of the aft fuselage?
Feel free to PM me if you'd rather not make your results or test conditions public, but if there are some replies to this, then other builders in the future will be helped by it, too.
Thanks!
Dave
How fast and at what altitude did you clear it? I'm interested in actual testing conditions, not a knock-down speed for the ASI gauge. Obviously, if you actually encountered flutter or buzzing, please report that, too.
And were there any modifications to the tail of your plane of the aft fuselage?
Feel free to PM me if you'd rather not make your results or test conditions public, but if there are some replies to this, then other builders in the future will be helped by it, too.
Thanks!
Dave