I would agree, Nathan. But these are not just 60-70 year old planes. They
are highly modified to increase their top speed beyond their original design
point. This introduces new concerns about things that go on near and beyond
the limits of the operating envelope.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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>I cannot help wondering about the wisdom of flying around in 60-70 year old
>planes near large crowds of people.
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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> On Sep 18, 2011, at 6:36 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> I just read the latest reports from Reno, which now report 9 dead. These
>> included a photo of the plane in descent which showed that the left
>> elevator
>> was missing its trim tab. From other reading, this seems to be an
>> anti-servo tab, which applies a trim force to the elevator, which
>> positions
>> the elevator. With this tab gone, the control force necessary to control
>> the aircraft would have likely been extremely large.
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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>> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 10:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Reno Air Races
>>
>>
>>> Just speculating. I wonder if he encountered elevator flutter at high
>>> speed, caused by a last minute paint job and failure to check the
>>> balance
>>> of
>>> the control surfaces.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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>>> From: "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 10:06 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Reno Air Races
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Today they were showing an image that looked like the trailing edge of
>>>>> the elevator was coming apart. There will probably be more images and
>>>>> videos of it show up. Always a lot of cameras firing away at an event
>>>>> like this.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That would explain the sudden nose-down attitude and the vertical
>>>> descent.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
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