What could happen when an aircraft goes above it's speed limit by 110 knots?
depending on aircraft, amount of airspeed can enough stress cause structual failure, parts of aircaft break/bend/crack or shear off aircraft.
aircrafts designs extremely safe when operated within operating limits. when these limits exceeded, when disasters tend occur.
aircraft designs have max airspeed that a/c can safely operated at, known vne. design of aircraft designed handle 150% above listed structual g's loads, margin of safety. not mean operating aircraft above vne can done safely. depending on aircraft, 110knots, exceed safety margin, , aircraft come apart in smaller aircrafts.
in jets, amount of airspeed depending on alitutude can cause many problems, 1 of biggest known "coffin corner". when aircraft high up, , increase in airspeed produce shockwave, becasue aircraft hitting critical mach, , makes control surfaces not effective becasue of lack of airflow due formation of shockwave. slowing down in sitution not work either, because aircraft stall, hence name..
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