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High altitude flutter - Vne



 
 
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Old January 3rd 09, 10:36 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Smith
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Default High altitude flutter - Vne

Andreas Maurer wrote:

There were hints that Klaus Ohlman's Nimbus 4DM was modified to
increase Va and Vne for the record flights. It was never made clear
just what those mods were.


It's got fully balanced control surfaces.


Which you usually don't want on gliders, because it makes the controls
heavier (see DG-1000 vs. Duo).
 




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