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Old June 12th 07, 01:10 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Jim Logajan
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Default Myth: 1 G barrel rolls are impossible.

"mike regish" wrote:
The few that I've done, and it is only a few, the g forces were
noticeably less at the top of the roll. I was still pressing into the
seat, but not as much. Just as in a loop, the g forces are lower at
the top of the loop.


That seems reasonable. I should try to clarify that the maneuver I
described is what I believe is theoretically possible.