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Old 14th Sep 2015, 11:28
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curvedsky
 
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Reheat On asked .... in his post #708

Back to the whiteboard people, focus now:

Talk me through your recovery from this assumed 100kt/2600' agl/Inverted 'unusual position'.







Here is one suggested answer from an earlier post by sometime Hunter pilot bb, post #596


Thus if the Hunter is slow at the top of the loop, stick pressure would be slackened to enable the Hunter to accelerate to say 200kts or more and get some ‘g’ bite on the air before starting on the downward path, with an increase in ‘g’ applied with increasing speed.

One could add ...

... flopping downwards to gain speed from an inverted 100kts will eat up an enormous amount of height before sufficient speed is gained to enable application of a meaningful and gradually increasing ‘g’ pull to avoid hitting the ground .....

... but an early exit from this dilemma is still possible: when about 150 kts is reached inverted and nose down say 20 degrees or even 45 degrees, start an unloaded roll gently to ‘upright’ and exit the manoeuvre. Your pre-planned routine is compromised, but you will have height below you and are unlikely to hit the ground. It is your choice.

Definition of manoeuvre in English: A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.


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