"WingFlaps" wrote

Then may I suggest those rules are too restrictive? Why have an upper
speed limit when you are already limited on power? The power, Vso and
MAUW alone should be enough. IMHO if better design can give both the
desired low stall speed and high speed perf. it should be encouraged,
not prevented by restrictive legislation. I can't help wonder if one
purpose of that legislation is to protect established, but inferior,
designs.

Response:
I agree that the speed limit is overly restrictive, but it was put there for
a purpose.

It puts a limit on the amount of kinetic energy available. That was the
intent, when they made the rule.
--
Jim in NC