ClippedCub, is the VD / MD limit specified by the contest rules?
Doubt it. Never looked at the rules. What I was trying to do was increase drag divergence Mach number, specify the flight testing required to make me feel comfortable, which would have included VD, and left it up to the teams to determine conformity if any rules were pressed.
Hinton's Engine seized, and the props stopped just as he was about to land after a Mayday. He impacted over the hill on (near) 08 and the plume of black smoke was visible for five minutes before the announcer said he'd died. There was absolute quiet, it was near the end of the day, and everyone walked to their cars in disbelief.
Lyman. Goofed and read your post by accident. Didn't realize you were one of us. We've been having some trouble with kids-in-mom's-basement on a financial board I frequent and I was sensitive to elaboration. I'll write you back in if that's ok.
