The Bob Hoover Thread
Not to hijack but... apparently some youngsters who dont remember Bob Hoover...
He used to do an entire aerobatic routine in a 'Rockwell' P51 Mustang then repeat the show in the Shrike ( a piston twin ) - first under power, then with one engine, then a spectacular display of energy management, a long routine with no engines, ending by coasting to a stop engines silent in front of the grand stand.
This was not just a barrel roll, it was a whole series of loops, rolls and 8s.
Upon landing Mr Hoover would gladly spend hours talking with people from the crowd. He remembered me 3 years apart at a Reading Air Show and Oshkosh.
Mr Hoover was much loved by the aviation community and sorely missed. Our latter day energy management hero, Capt Sullenberger, carries the torch.