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Old 20th Jul 2004, 11:39
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stiknruda
 
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djpil,

Did I try and re-stall it whilst erect after the first rotation? No..., err I'll try that next time I fly her.

I naively assumed that because she went round 2 and a bit times from S&L that she'd do the same at the top of a loop. Sitting here on terra firma, I now realise that the assumption was pretty stupid as in the first instance I was accelerating through 105mph and at the top of the loop, I'm already decellerating prior to any control inputs and am probably slower than 105.

To be honest I have no idea what my top of loop speed is - it has never occurred to me look - I do know that a 4G pull at 140mph will give me 700' height gain! Something else to do next flight. All these new things to try/record, never seem to be stuck for fun things to do when the wx permits.

Oh to be in Oz!

As an aside, I correct in thinking that very early aeroplanes were only capable of being rolled by flicking it because on teir own the ailerons just did not have sufficient authority?

Stik
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