Mainframe, if , god forbid, you ever have cause to walk back to the pits with your half steering wheel in your hand please, please don`t say " it was only demonstrated and as such is not limiting" this is truly scarey, by the time the lawyers have finished you`ll be in your knickers my friend
Mainframe's reply was too defensive. wotsyors's assertion is simply incorrect. The manufacturer is required to demonstrate satisfactory operation in a crosswind exceeding a particular value and record the "maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity" in the POH. The manufacturer is not required to, and in most cases
does not, establish a limitation.
Here are the first three occurences of "maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity" that came from Google, my
bold:
From the C172RG POH:
"Demonstrated Crosswind Velocity is the velocity of the crosswind component for which adequate control of the airplane during takeoff and landing was actually demonstrated during certification tests.
The value shown is not considered to be limiting."
From a report in Plane and Pilot Magazine:
"The manufacturer provided a “Wind Components” Chart for the Cessna T-R182. The chart had a note reading, “Maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity of 18 knots (
this is not a limitation).” "
From NTSB report NYC99LA083:
"The maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity,
which was not a limitation, was 11 miles per hour."
How much evidence do you want that the maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity should not be considered as a limitation, by lawyers or anyone else?