Barrel roll
A barrel roll (engl. Barrel roll ) is a maneuver in which the aircraft is flying a helical line in the horizontal direction, such as when it is at the inside of a horizontal imaginary cylinder or barrel would roll. In terms of flying, the barrel roll is a combination of a controlled roll and a simultaneous looping . The barrel roll is not included in the Aresti catalog and is therefore not a competitive figure.
During the barrel roll, the acceleration forces always remain positive. A famous trick is to pour a cup of coffee during a perfectly flown barrel roll. This maneuver has a special meaning in aerial combat. If you approach an opponent at the same or greater height, you can position yourself with the help of half a barrel roll over his aircraft without losing sight of it. From the following inverted flight out then you can swivel in any direction to get behind the enemy.
Web links
- Video about the test pilot Alvin M. "Tex" Johnston , who flies a barrel roll with the prototype of a Boeing 707 over Seattle.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Video of a barrel roll while Bob Hoover is pouring iced tea
Simple aerobatics: Chandelle | Lazy Eight | Looping | Spin | Turn
Advanced figures: downturn | Barrel roll | cracked role | controlled role | Humpty Bump | Immelmann | Loopingacht (Cuban eight) | Male (Tail-Slide) | Knife flight | Role circle | Inverted flight | Back circle
Special maneuvers: Autumn maneuvers | Cobra maneuvers | Kulbit | Lomcovák | Torquing | Zwirbelturm