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Old 19th May 2012, 19:16
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barit1
 
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proof enough that a barrel roll is NOT a 1-g-throughout manoeuvre. (You cannot initiate a climb from level flight without pulling more than one g.) Since Tex stated such in his interview, most pilots believe the one-g-barrel-roll must be true. Well, physics is optional for a pilot...
Well, sorta. I'd put a +/- 0.5g tolerance band on that 1g - and absolve Capt. Johnston of all sin.
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