Must admit from my - much more limited - aeros experience, adding power 'tightens' things up.
The steep turns example is a perfect one. I know I can pull harder, turn tighter, with more power. The same dynamics are surely going on regardless of bank?
I can't see how you can pull out from the bottom of a loop quicker, and with less altitude loss, by using same or less power.
(If you like, I\'ll post a link to a video which shows what you can do with power to transition a downline into the opposite. The particular example - lots of BHP - shows an almost dead stop on pulling up from the descent)
Last edited by paulo; 25th May 2004 at 20:51.