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Loops

PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:50 am
by skoker
Does anyone know of an instance where a pilot goes to loop, but instead of pulling up to do it, he pushes down.  I've never seen it done, nor heard of it being attempted.  They did it on the magic schoolbus, but Im not sure if it's possiblein real life. ;D

Re: Loops

PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:45 am
by Hagar
This is a recognised aerobatic manoeuvre called a Bunt or Outside Loop. For some reason they call it an English Bunt nowadays.
http://aerobaticsweb.org/acro_figures.html#bunt
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On May 25 1927 Jimmy Doolittle was the first person to perform a complete bunt.

Re: Loops

PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:04 pm
by olderndirt
For some reason they call it an English Bunt nowadays.
Like an 'inside' loop, an 'outside' loop' describes a complete circle.

Re: Loops

PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:13 pm
by ozzy72
Have you never bothered reading my aerobatics tutorial? :-/ :'( :(

Re: Loops

PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:45 pm
by Hagar
For some reason they call it an English Bunt nowadays.
Like an 'inside' loop, an 'outside' loop' describes a complete circle.

Re: Loops

PostPosted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:01 pm
by skoker
Have you never bothered reading my aerobatics tutorial? :-/ :'( :(

? where? :-?