[NSRCA-dist7] Clarification on FAI maneuver 1

[Scott C]

I do think it's a square with rounded corners - this makes the length of the
upper horizontal line (including roll) is equal to the diameter of the half
loops.

sc


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Budd Engineering" <jerry at buddengineering.com>
To: "CA, AZ, HI, NV, UT" <nsrca-dist7 at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist7] Clarification on FAI maneuver 1


> Hi all,
>
> I'm pretty sure the following isn't correct (IIRC Jason and the
> Canucks corrected me on it at Phoenix), because the maneuver isn't a
> Double Immelman.  It's probably worth checking on though.
>
> "the lenght of the upper horizontal line (including roll) is equal
> tothe diameter of the half loops.
> The geometric shape is that of of a Double Immelmann."
>
> Thx, Jerry
>
> Budd Engineering
> jerry at buddengineering.com
> http://www.buddengineering.com
>
>
> On May 1, 2008, at 4:49 PM, Robert Gillespie wrote:
>
> > the lenght of the upper horizontal line (including roll) is equal
> > tothe diameter of the half loops.
> > The geometric shape is that of of a Double Immelmann.
>
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