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> Here's a nice video showing a barrel roll in a multi engine plane with the a glass of iced tea on the dashboard Unless I'm very confused (always possible) th
by nixpulvis 5y ago
> Here's a nice video showing a barrel roll in a multi engine plane with the a glass of iced tea on the dashboard
Unless I'm very confused (always possible) this is only because while inverted the airplane is losing a lot of altitude. If you want to fly upside down at a steady altitude, I'd assume you would need to be strapped in. Maybe ask Maverick ;)
The cloud problem is the "natural inclination to remain neutral" I was referring to, where neutral is referring to the perceived G vector. If the plane can drift into a roll without changing the "feel" I see how you can end up in trouble. But that doesn't mean that all turns must preserve the G vector too. That was my only point.
- Gravityloss 5y agoYes, if you're inverted but the force vector points towards the plane floor, that means the plane is accelerating towards the ground (for example if it's flying a loop). And if you just fly straight and upside down, of course the force vector will point to the roof, not the floor. The problem was the plane making an unintended coordinated turn, which happens in the cloud. The nature of the turn is such that a human or a level can't detect it.