RE: Europa-List: Vne Speed

[nigel charles <nwcmc@tiscali.co.uk>]

>In Don Dykin's booklet about Europa aerodynamics he says that the flaps
take just about half of the plane's weight at top flap speed. With
aerodynamic forces increasing with speed squared I wouldn't want to rely
on
the flaps not failing before the wings, which have been tested to 10g
after
all!<

I assume that this statement is with the flaps extended. One presumes
that the load taken by the flaps is much less when they are retracted.

Nigel Charles