Looping a lynx - control inputs?
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Early Loop Manoeuvres
Hoffman was looping the MB105 at Farnboro in 1976! Flight International reported the event.
We chatted through the control sequence to help my display routine on the first Farnbro display of the Enstrom 280 Shark.
Dennis K
We chatted through the control sequence to help my display routine on the first Farnbro display of the Enstrom 280 Shark.
Dennis K
This photo recently resurfaced on the interweb thingy, but I haven't had much luck with a higher res copy nor a history of the event. Great photo, does anyone have more information, real, Photoshop, when, who?
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Looked at the other way round;
Tightgit
The backflip from the hover, as opposed to a fully flown "loop" in the Lynx used to be referred to as "The Elphinstone Loop".
cue, TC, SS, Crab, et al....
No, you are spot on handysnaks
The backflip was developed form a tactical backwards transition (over the shoulder stylee) and just taken further and further.
The backflip was developed form a tactical backwards transition (over the shoulder stylee) and just taken further and further.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUYwHXfxLpc
Minute: 1:37 - Elphinstone loop. Although I don't recall hearing this name bandied around.
Minute: 2:50 - close your eyes
Trouble with looping Gaz pieces is (a)Not allowed (except when no-one was looking) (b) dust and s*it flying everywhere in the cockpit afterwards. (c) CWP lit up like a beleesha beacon. ( and you had to pay off the engineers to keep them quiet!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hBq0LNDW4
Minute: 1:10 and 1:20. Enjoy.....................................
Minute: 1:37 - Elphinstone loop. Although I don't recall hearing this name bandied around.
Minute: 2:50 - close your eyes
Trouble with looping Gaz pieces is (a)Not allowed (except when no-one was looking) (b) dust and s*it flying everywhere in the cockpit afterwards. (c) CWP lit up like a beleesha beacon. ( and you had to pay off the engineers to keep them quiet!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hBq0LNDW4
Minute: 1:10 and 1:20. Enjoy.....................................
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Scare over San Diego Bay
Sometime in early May this year I was sitting on my boat in San Diego Bay enjoying a beer. A bright red and black helicopter appeared over the bay near the USS Midway aircraft carrier at a 1000' or so.
Suddenly started spewing heavy black smoke and went straight up, lost speed, fell over and headed straight down while looking quite unstable. With a LOT of black smoke trailing astern.
I had my cell phone in hand and was dialing 911.
At about 400' recovered, quite abruptly with little grace, and commenced a violent climb with all kinds of strange rotations and gyrations. Looked to be clearly out of control. I have seen dozens of aerobatic displays and this one had none of the grace, style, or even sense of control.
... and so on for 10-minutes. Loops of various kinds.
Smoke went off and the helicopter flew away.
There had been no announcements of a flight display nor any festival or special event planned. Never did hear a word about what the display was about.
Suddenly started spewing heavy black smoke and went straight up, lost speed, fell over and headed straight down while looking quite unstable. With a LOT of black smoke trailing astern.
I had my cell phone in hand and was dialing 911.
At about 400' recovered, quite abruptly with little grace, and commenced a violent climb with all kinds of strange rotations and gyrations. Looked to be clearly out of control. I have seen dozens of aerobatic displays and this one had none of the grace, style, or even sense of control.
... and so on for 10-minutes. Loops of various kinds.
Smoke went off and the helicopter flew away.
There had been no announcements of a flight display nor any festival or special event planned. Never did hear a word about what the display was about.