Kulbit

The Kulbit ( Russian : Чакра Фролова, Tschakra Frolowa , German: Frolow's circle) is an aerobatic maneuver that is not included in the Aresti catalog and therefore does not represent a competitive figure. The maneuver was first shown publicly at Farnborough Airshow in 1996. The Russian test pilot Yevgeny Frolov carried it out with the Sukhoi Su-37 .

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Graphic of a Kulbit maneuver with a Su-37

With the Kulbit the pilot first increases the angle of attack of the aircraft very strongly without changing the altitude and course significantly. Still flying forward, the pilot operates the elevator until the aircraft has turned 360 ° around the transverse axis . Towards the end of the figure, the plane often sags because the airspeed drops rapidly and it loses its lift.

In the initial phase, the kulbit is very similar to the cobra maneuver , which is why the conditions are very similar. The aircraft should be as light as possible, ie they should have little fuel and no weapons. For this reason, the Kulbit is limited to demonstrations at air shows and is not used in aerial combat . Theoretically, however, he could z. B. can be used in close air combat by a pursued aircraft to overshot the pursuer and thus get into a good firing position yourself.

Planes

The following aircraft models are known to be able to perform the Kulbit :

• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29OWT
• Sukhoi Su-30MK
• Sukhoi Su-35BM
• Sukhoi Su-37
• Sukhoi Su-47
• Sukhoi Su-57

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MiG-29 OVT at Aero India 2007. YouTube, March 24, 2007, accessed September 25, 2012 . 
2. ↑ Су-35. Кульбит. МАКС 2011. 19 августа. YouTube, August 12, 2012, accessed September 25, 2012 . 
3. ↑ Best Sukhoi Su 37 Terminator 360 ° Kulbit. YouTube, February 2, 2012, accessed September 25, 2012 .