https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7gL9uA-McY
Jack.
I barely can see the plane! this is insane!
This is amazing. No tuned pipes, no 80% nitro fuel.
I googled "Reno Air Races speeds" and here is an excerpt:
"Heat races started Thursday and so far Hinton* is looking good to defend his title. He qualified on the top of the time sheets again this year with a speed of 484 mph. But rival P-51 "Voodoo" is close behind at 479 mph."
*That is Strega with over 3,000 horsepower.
Two thoughts:
- are his dual rates set at about 1%.
- no aileron flutter...yet. The first hint of flutter would be a WTF moment. ;D
Some of my planes can't even come out of a dive at 100 mph without flutter.
Watching the video reminded me about my control line days.
Frank
That's amazing and terrifying at the same time.
I was reading an article recently about Dynamic Soaring in the Peak District, where I grew up. I learnt to fly slope soaring, and never knew about Dynamic Soaring. I t would be fun to try it some day.