How about a Vertical Reverse ? Virg On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 06:22:45 -0600 Larry&Sallie Flesner <fles...@verizon.net> writes: > At 04:56 AM 11/8/2005, you wrote: > >It's something similar to a lazy eight if you do two of them, left > and right > >:-) > >It's actually a turn of 180, in which you exit with same speed and > altitude. > >I'll try to get a translation and post it. > >C. > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > I don't know that I've ever heard a name for that turn-around. If > you go > in to the turn with a steeper climb it would be similar to a > hammerhead. > > I've always heard the term "duster turn" or "cotton patch turn" for > a similar > maneuver that uses less bank angle. Ag operators use it for a > quick > turnarounds. If possible, they will try to make their turn into the > wind > to make the diameter of the turn smaller. > > They start with a 45 degree turn off the spray run (down wind side > if > possible) , Pull to a steep angle , and begin their turn at maybe 45 > to > 60 degrees bank. As the airplane gets slow at the top ( near the > 90 > degree point in the turn) you unload the wing with a bit of forward > stick > and let the nose fall through to complete the turnaround. You pick > up > speed coming down and are right back on line for the next spray > run. > > A former duster pilot I rode with on pipeline patrol showed me the > maneuver and we used it on every turnaround on the pipeline. > It's a very fast way to change direction and little chance of a low > altitude stall/spin at the top of the turn if you unload the wing. > If we have any duster pilots on the net they can correct me if > I have any part of the maneuver wrong. > > Larry Flesner > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
Virgil N. Salisbury - AMSOIL www.lubedealer.com/salisbury Miami ,Fl
