Displacement during snap rolls (was Why is it so quiet?)

[tony at radiosouthrc.com]

Bob:

Speaking of being in a full-scale airplane, I was in an Extra 330S with Steve Rojecki, and we did several snaps.  I was VERY surprised to find that the snap was pretty smooth....  not at all what I was expecting!  Yes, my head moved around a bit, but I was not thrown around the cockpit like I thought I would be.  I am sure that the way we entered it had a lot to do with it!



Tony Stillman
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Richards 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 2:21 PM
  Subject: RE: Displacement during snap rolls (was Why is it so quiet?)


  Dean Pappas <d.pappas at kodeos.com> wrote: 
    Yes, and some small forgiveness needs to be established. Say, half a wingspan?


  Similar to the (should I say it) "Stall Turn", where a 1 wing displacement up/down is ok. It is possible for the plane to travel up/down on exactly the same line, but there are no downgrades if it moves laterally by one wingspan.

  Smoothness and gracefulness have been mentioned a few times in this thread. Somehow, I don't believe there is anything smooth and graceful about a snap roll. :-) Have you ever been in a real plane that has done a snap roll? I have. :-0

  As I have said many times, the real heroes in this hobby are the cockpit dummys. No matter what kind of crap we put them through, they continue to hold a straight face. They won't even close their eyes before impact!!!
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