"Stefan" wrote in message
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T o d d P a t t i s t schrieb:

Dudley's description of the classic competition BR, the

There is no such thing as a competition barrel roll.

You are correct. Barrel rolls are not used in competition aerobatics. It's
notable that aileron rolls are also not used in competitive aerobatics.
Both of these maneuvers however are useful to demonstration pilots flying
high performance airplanes with reasonable roll rates in specific situations
where speed of execution rather than ground contact is desired.
For example, demonstrating a fighter like a P51 or an F8F, it can be an
advantage to use an aileron roll or a barrel roll during the run in to a
maneuvering pass out of a horizontal turn around. However, once into the
pass, all rolls should be slow rolls where the aircraft is "flown" all the
way through the roll with reference to height of the longitudinal axis
referenced to the ground.
This is a great help in staying alive in this environment :-)
Personally, for demonstration work, I always liked barrel rolls where it was
safe to use them. In high performance airplanes they are very graceful and
beautiful to watch from the ground and place very little strain on the
airframe.
Dudley Henriques