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> Take the example of the 180 hp Carbon Cub. They list it with a max > allowed speed of 138 mph under continuous power in level flight. > Clearly the pilot can just keep the throttle all the way in and it will > easily go faster than 138mph, but you'd be operating it outside of the > manufacturer recommendations. You can certainly do the same with a KR > (ie, list the max speed on paper, but it is capable of going faster, and > you just aren't supposed to go faster). I don't think you could get 138 mph out of a Carbon Cub other than straight down. ? ?However, your point about the Carbon Cub is valid in that if the owner should choose to license it at a higher than LSA gross weight, it can never go back to LSA. -Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM
