Cooper-Harper Handling Qualities Rating Scale
wright1902glider wrote:
Richard,
Now that you mention it, I guess it was the #1 of its day. After all,
it could both bank AND turn! Imagine that! Of course, every other
flying machine of the day was a 10+.
Makes me wonder where a Gee Bee rates on the scale though.
Harry "mother of all airplanes" Frey
I think that would depend on who is flying the Gee Bee.
Doolitle managed to fly it and survived, but he was about the
only one (back then). I always suspected it had something
to do with the pilot(?).
Richard
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