On Friday, October 3, 2014 5:28:05 PM UTC-4, Robert Moore wrote:
Orval Fairbairn wrote

Any airplane that can take 3G can be aileron rolled successfully. It

would be like watching an elephant dance.



Why 3Gs? I don't recall any specific elevator input when doing

aileron rolls back in my Navy aerobatic training nor more

recently while flying a YAK-52. You aren't one of those people

who confuse aileron rolls with barrel rolls are you?



Bob Moore

I'm fairly sure Orval means that the airplane should be capable of at least 3g's coming off the backside of the roll, especially for a non-aerobatic airplane. In an aileron roll in these airplanes you will be above 1g temporarily as you pull the nose up to a set point to initiate the roll. Once the roll begins you can of course unload the wing or go over the top at 1g as desired. But the back side recovery will be a rolling pullout with asymmetrical g loading on the wings. It's here you have to be careful in non aerobatic aircraft. The ability to handle at least 3g's would be a reasonable number.
Dudley Henriques