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Does the size of the plane make executing a roll of this nature challenging?
by inthewoods 11y ago
Does the size of the plane make executing a roll of this nature challenging?
- strasser 11y agoI wouldn't believe so - as Tex explained: “The airplane does not recognize attitude, providing a maneuver is conducted at one G. It knows only positive and negative imposed loads and variations in thrust and drag. The barrel roll is a one G maneuver and quite impressive, but the airplane never knows it’s inverted.” As long as you have enough thrust and the plane can withstand the G force, it will roll.
- codeonfire 11y agoYes, I as a layperson can see all sorts of differences that impose large problems. More mass = larger moment of inertia, slower roll, larger "barrel", and more energy needed. The roll could take 3x longer in a large plane, but other things like max speed and power to weight are not 3x better.