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<< Right wing dropped,
left
wing flew over the top. Full right rudder and full nose down elevator
resulted in nose down (vertical). The airplane spun to the right -- in my
best estimation, three turns per second.
In my flying career, I have spun many smaller airplanes. I taught
aerobatics in T-34's. This spin was tighter than any I've had.
And I alternated rudder, aileron with no recognizable affect. Airspeed
accelerated to approximately 230 IAS. >>
Several observations : Having sold my Glasair and now flying an unlimited
monoplane I spend a lot of time completely stalled and in
spins.....,right,left,inverted,crossovers,etc.
If your right wing drops you do not apply right rudder to recover, you apply
left rudder. Right rudder will initiate the spin. Three turns a second would
probably make you a helicopter and you would rise. If you are indicating 230
and are in a "tight spin" I would think the plane transitioned from a spin to
a spiral and would require aelerons to recover. I flew an RV 4 that would do
just that if I didn't keep the stick full back...interesting.
I would suggest getting spin training in something docile like a Pitts as a
T-34 spins so slow as to feel like slow motion. After Pitts is comfortable
get in a monoplane (Extra) and have fun with flat spins and tumbling.
The guy that checked me out in spins had me recover eyes clossed. Power off,
either let go of stick or stick back, and press the heavy rudder.
If you are looking, look at the direction the ground is spinning and push
opposite rudder. Works both upright and inverted, easier than remembering
which way you are spinning.
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