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Old 10-09-2002, 03:35 PM
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Default Whiplash first fligh report

The q40 guys launch at 22,000 to 23,000, so 29,040 in the air is believable, maybe? An 8" diameter prop has a tip speed of 689 mph at 29040 rpm. As tip speed approaches the speed of sound (758?) prop efficiency drops off drastically. The q40 planes average about 180 mph around a race course, I wonder what they do in a straight line?


I thought I read a few years ago they radared one of the lancairs at the 1/4 scale race at 240 mph.