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Old 28th Apr 2020, 11:35
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Baldeep Inminj
 
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Originally Posted by XYGT
I'm with the thread starter, colour blind so never even had a chance to apply & get rejected ... but was inverted spinning on the menu for military basic training?
Yes it was. I went through basic training on the Tucano in the early 90’s and it was a part of most sorties - speed around 120 kts, pitch up, roll inverted and push until she stalled whilst standing on a pedal. She went in willingly, the spin was stable if rather unpleasant for some, and she recovered quickly and predictably.

To answer the thread however, it has to be the AS350 Squirrel formerly used by the UK Forces, to train their biggest component by far of frontline war fighting aircrew.

...or did you not mean helicopters🤔
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