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> Super stall plagued the early years of Saab 35 service, causing several deaths, which led the Swedish air staff to implement extra training on how to countera
by js2 4y ago
> Super stall plagued the early years of Saab 35 service, causing several deaths, which led the Swedish air staff to implement extra training on how to counteract and recover from them. The result was the cobra maneuver.
Necessity, the mother of invention.
- canjobear 4y agoAlthough in this case there's no evidence that it was a useful invention.
- sidewndr46 4y agoIt's not useful for combat. It is useful for training.
- zokier 4y agoI guess it was useful for the purpose it was invented for; training, and for Russians showing off in airshows.