Bryan Wood
Well Known Member
Hello group,
I looked for the proper forum to ask this and was unsure. Please forgive me if this one is inproper for this question.
My question is about air racing and "Experimental" aircraft. I have noticed that the war birds that race at Reno are registered as experimental while they we're clearly built for combat, not education or pleasure. Does anybody know how this came to be? Also, with our experimental airplanes we have to go back into flight testing for 5 hours? after a major repair or change such as an engine or propeller change. I've noticed at the air races that these war birds will blow an engine and run in the next race with a different engine. Does anybody know how they can do this without testing? How about when it is a Glassair, Lancair, Rocket, or other homebuilt? They couldn't do it if they were at their home airport, how can they get away with it at Reno? I'm not whining about this at all and the air races are a passion for me. I try to attend every year if able. It just seems odd that this happens with the strict rules that are placed on our "Experimental" airplanes. Are there any racers out there who have the inside scoop on this?
Just curious,
Bryan
I looked for the proper forum to ask this and was unsure. Please forgive me if this one is inproper for this question.
My question is about air racing and "Experimental" aircraft. I have noticed that the war birds that race at Reno are registered as experimental while they we're clearly built for combat, not education or pleasure. Does anybody know how this came to be? Also, with our experimental airplanes we have to go back into flight testing for 5 hours? after a major repair or change such as an engine or propeller change. I've noticed at the air races that these war birds will blow an engine and run in the next race with a different engine. Does anybody know how they can do this without testing? How about when it is a Glassair, Lancair, Rocket, or other homebuilt? They couldn't do it if they were at their home airport, how can they get away with it at Reno? I'm not whining about this at all and the air races are a passion for me. I try to attend every year if able. It just seems odd that this happens with the strict rules that are placed on our "Experimental" airplanes. Are there any racers out there who have the inside scoop on this?
Just curious,
Bryan