On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:22:05 -0500, Jon wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > Jon S. Berndt wrote: > > > But, I'm also wondering if there is a way to obtain the same > > > effect with a three-dimensional table. Can someone give a detailed > > > describption of a snap roll? > > > > My understanding of a snap roll is that at some speed (probably well > > above traditional "stall" speed) you command a large nose up > > elevator deflection -- if you have enough elevator authority you > > can quickly force the wing to a high alpha so that the wing stalls > > (at a much higher than normal speed.) What happens next is very > > similar to a spin: one wing stalls before the other leading to a > > rapid roll. But in this case you have so much forward momentum > > that the result looks more like a traditional aileron roll. > > Partially right: > > http://www.av8n.com/how/htm/snaps.html > > Rudder is involved. ..rudder _may_ be involved, any assymmetry will do the job. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
