"Curtis L. Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

> 
> YASim airplanes start flying really crappy if you try to go inverted.
> If you don't believe me, just try taking the 747 on 100' AGL inverted
> pass over SFO. :-)
> 

You can lose your ticket for that!  Actually that isn't really true.  The A4
will fly all day long upside down.  Some planes don't fly inverted well
anyway, and I would guess the 747 is one of them.  IIRC the tail incidence is
different than the wing on some aircraft (like the P-51) and that causes a
loss of lift when inverted.  The camber would be an issue as well, I would think.

Best,

Jim

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