Originally Posted by
taxi1wire
As for being smooth and precise the aircraft can be extremely rewarding with a little effort.
Except for the tail shake... and the fact that it is not a very pleasant "hand-flying" airplane.
You all should see the video of the G200 with the G450 in chase showing the reverse flow over the tail-- which is causing that tail shake that the G200 is notorious for. The trim tab is larger on the 200 for better rudder authority, but the reverse flow exists on ALL aircraft with this tail design (G150, G100, Astra, Westwind)-- just the G200 can be felt with the "wobble" because of this trim tab. Horrid design... which is a large reason why the G250 gets a complete redesign of the tail.
How the aircraft was certified like this is beyond me. I even asked one of the IAI engineers this at EBACE one year, and was met with "what are you talking about, it is a perfectly designed plane!"
We used to fly demos no faster than 280 kts--- partly because of cabin noise, but largely due to the fact that the faster you go, the more wobble you get. Again, horrid design.