Mark James Boyd wrote:
Well, if I recall correctly, Vne is .90 of Vd (design diving
speed), Vd is 1.4 times Vno, and Vno is predicated on
category (aerobatic, utility, normal), right?

So if the manufacturer creates an STC for a different
category (perhaps also allowing a different C.G. range,
like the Cessna 172) then Vne could be altered by a
simple POH change and placard change?

And it seems this could be easily reversed.

Perhaps not a bad idea either to in this way restrict
the "LSA" version to non-aerobatic manuevers...

Or I suppose you could just safety wire the flaps
"down" all the time, thereby reducing stall speed
AND Vne at the same time ;(

If the market is there, we'll get to see some potentially
interesting paper-shuffling...



Scuse me, but what is Vd, Vno, STC, C.G., P.O.H., LSA, and Vne? And
please explain after expanding. Other than that, I know what you are
talking about ;

To the point, does a FAQ exist for these acronyms?

The noob.....gotta start somewhere

(Donning Asbestos and running for cover....

hehe)