Originally Posted by
Runaway Gun
With no disrespect to Mr Hoover, I’m always concerned by anyone who flies aerobatics in aircraft that simply were not designed for such a purpose.
Wasn't Bob the master of 1g aerobatics?
And for the Rockwell promo film, the FAA did grant him a waiver to permit him to fly the aerobatics legally. They would have had to demonstrate the aircraft was up to it. And they didn't fly over any populated areas as far as I could tell from the recording.