Originally Posted by
skadi
The question is, since he was in cruiseflight, why did he reduce speed almost to zero?
skadi
Once the fuselage yaws 90 degrees to the direction of travel, the drag increases exponentially and you're an involuntary test pilot and might have little say in what the aircraft does, at least for a few seconds. With a rapidly rotating fuselage, pitch may become roll and roll may become pitch.