The No-Roll Vertical Eight
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 1:59 am
People thought you couldn't do a vertical-eight
in a stock S-2B. We did it in formation - in Alabama
for Curtis Pitts, actually, who thought it was pretty neat.
Start out at 1500 feet, side by side, upright. Lead
calls the 1/2 roll inverted - as wing you always 1/2
roll towards the lead - you stabilize inverted, power
up, down you go to the surface, side by side, speed
building rapidly. You level briefly to establish a
horizontal line, but not long enough to bleed speed.
Lead pushes the stick forward for the first 1/2 outside
loop upwards. He needs to carefully manage the G so
that you have enough altitude for later, but enough
airspeed for the immediate top inside loop.
No 1/2 roll - you are now upright, and at 120 mph
the lead pulls oh-so-gently into the top inside loop.
It's a ridiculously slow solo loop entry. Ask Bruce
Evans. You're doing it on fucking [i]wing[/i] at Clmax
and zero airspeed over the top. Careful with the
effects of the prop - don't torque off!
You complete the top inside loop, power is all the
way back, you are trying to not slide ahead of the
lead as he establishes the gate for last segment -
the half outside loop down the to surface.
Stick goes forward, the negative G increases, the
speed builds rapidly through the vertical, the blood
fills your head violently, the effect of bank is reversed,
and you have the wildest fucking visuals as you look
over and fly wing on one of the finest sticks in the world.
He fucks up, you are dead. See the four Thunderbirds
in 1982. Civilians have no comprehension of the level
of trust.
You level off inverted at the surface, side by side,
going like the clappers of Christ, throttle is up
with lots of kinetic energy for the next vertical
maneuver at the end of the runway. It's a side
by side push, but it's upwards, so it's no big deal.
[img width=500 height=337][/img]
Congratulations. You have just flown a maneuver
which only a tiny handful of pilots in the world will
ever master. That's pretty cool. And it's an honor to
fly wing on a pilot that was greatly admired by G/C
Blackie Williams, DFC DSO.
[url=http://acesofww2.com/can/aces/williams_DJ.htm]http://acesofww2.com/can/aces/williams_DJ.htm[/url]
Canadians today probably think Blackie Williams
is a piece of shit compared to them, but the men
who flew for him had other opinions.
in a stock S-2B. We did it in formation - in Alabama
for Curtis Pitts, actually, who thought it was pretty neat.
Start out at 1500 feet, side by side, upright. Lead
calls the 1/2 roll inverted - as wing you always 1/2
roll towards the lead - you stabilize inverted, power
up, down you go to the surface, side by side, speed
building rapidly. You level briefly to establish a
horizontal line, but not long enough to bleed speed.
Lead pushes the stick forward for the first 1/2 outside
loop upwards. He needs to carefully manage the G so
that you have enough altitude for later, but enough
airspeed for the immediate top inside loop.
No 1/2 roll - you are now upright, and at 120 mph
the lead pulls oh-so-gently into the top inside loop.
It's a ridiculously slow solo loop entry. Ask Bruce
Evans. You're doing it on fucking [i]wing[/i] at Clmax
and zero airspeed over the top. Careful with the
effects of the prop - don't torque off!
You complete the top inside loop, power is all the
way back, you are trying to not slide ahead of the
lead as he establishes the gate for last segment -
the half outside loop down the to surface.
Stick goes forward, the negative G increases, the
speed builds rapidly through the vertical, the blood
fills your head violently, the effect of bank is reversed,
and you have the wildest fucking visuals as you look
over and fly wing on one of the finest sticks in the world.
He fucks up, you are dead. See the four Thunderbirds
in 1982. Civilians have no comprehension of the level
of trust.
You level off inverted at the surface, side by side,
going like the clappers of Christ, throttle is up
with lots of kinetic energy for the next vertical
maneuver at the end of the runway. It's a side
by side push, but it's upwards, so it's no big deal.
[img width=500 height=337][/img]
Congratulations. You have just flown a maneuver
which only a tiny handful of pilots in the world will
ever master. That's pretty cool. And it's an honor to
fly wing on a pilot that was greatly admired by G/C
Blackie Williams, DFC DSO.
[url=http://acesofww2.com/can/aces/williams_DJ.htm]http://acesofww2.com/can/aces/williams_DJ.htm[/url]
Canadians today probably think Blackie Williams
is a piece of shit compared to them, but the men
who flew for him had other opinions.