> That doesn’t make it a good idea, Ken. A simple roll would have been safer;
> a barrel roll is almost inherently dangerous as it can so easily turn into a
> vertical manoeuvre without having reached the appropriate gate height. Add
> to that the truly rubbish view out of the cockpit and you have a very risk
> undertaking. The pilots were stupid to increase the risk.
I don't disagree at all. The sequence of still pictures I've seen of
it doing the final roll make it look like it's closer to a standard
wing-roll instead of a positive-G barrel roll. The B-47 needed +20
degrees pitch before starting the maneuver.
Maybe ChrisT can tell us about barrel rolling C-130 aircraft.
AG
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