По теме:The record referenced with an earlier link shows 440 km/hr. That works out to 273 mph. That record was a one way trip. Who knows what the winds were that day and maybe it was downhill. I don't know. That little Rotax must have had one heck of a speed prop on it and been turning really high rpm's to pull it off, I think. As far as Nemesis and the other F1's go, I wonder how fast they could be straight and level?
--- In cassutt_sport_racer@yahoogroups.com, Jacob Stewart <jacobdrake@...> wrote:
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> I just don't see how a Sonerai 2 can go faster than John Sharps
> formula one "Nemesis". It's not near as clean of a plane, it's not a
> laminar flow wing, it has less HP, and it's heavier. True, it is in
> the record books but I don't beleive every record is 100% accurate.
> I've also heard of RV guys claiming a 230 mph cruise in a RV 4, that
> dosen't mean I beleive it. I would like to have more details on the
> way they do their records. He would of had a heck of a tailwind to go
> 300 mph in a plane that has a Vne of 200. I've had mine up to around
> 220 in a aerobatic "mishap" and I popped rivets out of the wing! I
> was very lucky that that it held together. I was pulling a few g's at
> that speed which did compound the problem a bit. I would never dream
> of going 300 flat and level even if I could, with that wing.
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> Let us know what the thoughts of your aeronautical engineer buddy
> are! All the racers I've talked to in F1 and Biplane have laughed at
> the claims......Jake
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