Curt, > I can do this in many of my R/C planes. Just pull back the elevator to
Ah, how come I haven't until now realized that you're into model aircraft...? What a great collection of models you have, too. > First I accelerate to full speed and pull the aircraft into a vertical > climb, then I induce a snap roll as I'm going straight up by pulling the > elevator back to maximum deflection. The result is that I'm in a snap > roll/spin but heading straight *UP*. If I do this at full throttle and That's often called a Lomcevak, I think, or at least one of the millions of variations thereof. > I should point out that I'm an average R/C pilot at best so there are a > *lot* of guys that can do a lot fancier and wilder stuff than I know how > to do. This is a video I've just come across and it displays some of the best flying I've ever seen, it's great fun to watch. Warning: you might want to get one for yourself after seeing this (especially since the kind of plane shown here isn't very expensive): http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showatt.php?attachmentid=831005 :) Andras (building a 74" EDGE 540, perfect for snap rolls etc.) _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
