ORIGINAL: Gooseman240
The message here is, follow manufacture recommendations for engine size and this can be avoided. I would like to think that they test for this type of thing if it is so well know that engine size can cause catastrophic failer of the airplane and internal workings, do they not?
Yes and no. Not all pilots are fast pilots. Everyone has their own style and preference. In some cases the added power is handy. Say you're building a biplane that usually calls for a pound of added nose-weight. Why not go bigger with the engine, add no lead and run it at 75% instead of flat out for cooler running and longer life? Or, to get an upline at the same speed as a downline in IMAC or pattern. You need plenty ofpower to do that. You just have to have the discipline not to go full throttle on a level or declining course. Iknow some guys who do loops at speedwithout changing throttle. They are cantidates for catastrophic aeroelasatic flutter and it ususlly happens with the nose pointed down at the lowest altitude.
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