I flew a V35 Bonanza for about 10 years. VH-CFK. Wonderful aircraft.
The VNO was 167 Kts IAS. I never flew her above that IAS, because I never knew, for sure, when I might encounter unexpected turbulence.
Attached is a photograph of an actual flight in VH-CFK, during which the Ground Speed shown on the GNS430 is 239 Kts. BAK questions:
How is it possible that my V35 had a Ground Speed of 239 Kts while the IAS was only 167 Kts (a difference, if my maths serves me correctly, of 72 kts)?
I should add that the VNE of that aircraft was 196 Kts IAS so, if my maths serves me correctly, the indicated Ground Speed in the photograph is 43 kts in excess of VNE. Why didn’t my wings or ruddervators break off?
