muff528 wrote:
"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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gatt wrote:
I threw out the Wiki on Dudley Henriques to MX on r.a.s. and then read
this:
"During the early sixties, flying a Mustang, he patented a three point
reverse roll to knife-edge tactical pitch-out approach that became a
trademark manoeuvre." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Henriques
Well, that flew right over -my- head!
There doesn't seem to be video or some other internet source
demonstrating this that I can find. (but boy is it fun looking!) Can I
ask what a "reverse roll" is? (or a "tactical pitch-out approach")
Thanks!
-Chris Gattman
Portland
Kyle has it exactly right. Reverse roll simply meant the pitch out was
away from the intended downwind low off the initial; a 270 degree point 3
roll stopping the third point with hard top rudder and a transition to
back pressure onto the downwind.
A "tactical pitch out" as opposed to a normal pitch out off the initial
puts the airplane coming in low off the deck at a much higher airspeed at
the pitch point than the normal pitch out, which is performed near pattern
speed at the downwind altitude. The tactical pitch out is a fan break off
the deck pulling up and into the downwind.
Both approaches use the break and pull into drag rise to slow the aircraft
to dirty configuration airspeed.
--
Dudley Henriques
I seem to remember the Blue Angels solos doing a similar maneuver at the
finish of each of their passes. For example, a solo pass from right to left
would finish with a 270 roll to the right and then a pitch to the left
(maybe with a slight hesitation at the knife edge position) to exit the
"arena" to set up for the next pass. Only difference would be that the 270
was in one motion rather than hesitating at each 90 degree point (if that's
what you mean by "3-point" roll.)
tp
That's right. The Blues two solos called it the Mirror Break if I
remember right. Really looked sharp in the A4F's. The only difference
was that they did it from level flight rather than as a fan break.
--
Dudley Henriques