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Old 8th Apr 2018, 08:48
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Based on Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation (ACMI) data, Swift 32 released his LGTR then initiated the safe escape maneuver at about 450 ft AGL, entering a 5.6g left turn and rolling left to a bank angle of 118 degrees. The aircraft initially gained 50 feet of altitude before the nose of the aircraft began to slice towards and then below the horizon, eventually reaching a flight path angle (FPA) of minus 18 degrees.
Unfortunately, this relatively high G roll, leading to overbank and loss of SA, leading to CFIT, is a common threat. Sad to hear.
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