Cooper-Harper Handling Qualities Rating Scale

wright1902glider wrote:
Richard,

Now that you mention it, I guess it was the #1 of its day. After all,
it could both bank AND turn! Imagine that! Of course, every other
flying machine of the day was a 10+.

Makes me wonder where a Gee Bee rates on the scale though.

Harry "mother of all airplanes" Frey


I think that would depend on who is flying the Gee Bee.

Doolitle managed to fly it and survived, but he was about the
only one (back then). I always suspected it had something
to do with the pilot(?).

Richard