Looping a civil Hercules at Farnborough?
Definitely very cool regardless. By not committing to a full loop I guess they can reduce the g loading on the entry and exit. Of course, the fact they don't show a loop on in the diagram doesn't they didn't actually fly one. The sequence of stills looks more like a loop than a wing-over / chandelle, but it's hard to know without being there in person.
Definitely very cool regardless. By not committing to a full loop I guess they can reduce the g loading on the entry and exit. Of course, the fact they don't show a loop on in the diagram doesn't they didn't actually fly one. The sequence of stills looks more like a loop than a wing-over / chandelle, but it's hard to know without being there in person.
Each display is videoed so that they can play back what has been flown; they even analyse the positions of the individual control surfaces on the aircraft to decide whether or not the pilot is properly in control of the aircraft.