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Old December 16th 07, 04:27 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]
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Snap roll. I suppose it'd do the trick allright. Dudley'd tell you.


That's sort of it, and yet in this case the plane never really rolled
over -- it was never inverted.

Hard to describe, but: instead of spinning after he induced the stall,
he relaxed the stick and kicked hard bottom rudder. The plane kind of
looped sideways, if you can picture that.


Sounds a bit like a vertical reverse, maybe, which is sort of a partial
snap from one side to the other.

That particular move may be on the "trailer" for the particular DVD
I'm talking about, the P51, on history channel's web site.

I've got to get to an airshow where a P51 is flown.



They're nice to watch do aerobatics, all right. The Merlin makes a nice
noise!



Bertie