Already posted earlier but worth a re-post.
Bob Hoover documentary - https://vimeo.com/152663476
red wrote:Campers,I was always more impressed by the Aero Commander routine. The P51 was, after all, designed for aerobatic flight.
Raise a glass, to the memory of a great aviator.
I saw a Bob Hoover airshow when I was in the U.S. Air Force. He did an amazing show in the Rockwell Mustang, and I will never forget when he got out of the plane, he was wearing a business suit and tie! I guess we were expecting him to be wearing a bomber jacket and white silk scarf.
Then he did it all again, this time in a Shrike Commander. Amazing! At the end of the show, he cut both engines at high speed, at 3000' (~1000m), and did a series of loops, rolls, and other stunts that you do not expect from a big twin, and power-off besides. The show announcer put his baseball cap on the taxiway in front of the stand, and told us he had bet US$5 that Bob would not be able to stop the Shrike on his hat. With no engines and several maneuvers later, Bob landed and rolled up to the announcer's stand, stopping with the front wheel on the announcer's hat. "I lose more hats and $5 bills that way," the announcer said sadly, shaking his head. Bob Hoover was an Air Force hero.
Fly high, brother.
kukailimoku wrote:. . . walk him through ground-looping the plane to avoid smashing into something that would have been very bad (I don't recall what it was).Ground-looping hg = no bueno. What is ground-looping a plane?
Hoover's voice was so calm, it was like he was giving driving directions in a parking lot from the passenger seat of a car. Amazing stuff.
red wrote:...The show announcer put his baseball cap on the taxiway in front of the stand, and told us he had bet US$5 that Bob would not be able to stop the Shrike on his hat. With no engines and several maneuvers later, Bob landed and rolled up to the announcer's stand, stopping with the front wheel on the announcer's hat. "I lose more hats and $5 bills that way," the announcer said sadly, shaking his head...Shrike : baseball cap = HG : butt hair of an ant
Helix3 wrote:On a taildragger, the CG is behind the two front wheels, which, as you might imagine, have most of the rolling resistance and all of the braking power.kukailimoku wrote:. . . walk him through ground-looping the plane to avoid smashing into something that would have been very bad (I don't recall what it was).Ground-looping hg = no bueno. What is ground-looping a plane?
Hoover's voice was so calm, it was like he was giving driving directions in a parking lot from the passenger seat of a car. Amazing stuff.
Helix3 wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HkDQBXH02fEkukailimoku wrote:. . . walk him through ground-looping the plane to avoid smashing into something that would have been very bad (I don't recall what it was).Ground-looping hg = no bueno. What is ground-looping a plane?
Hoover's voice was so calm, it was like he was giving driving directions in a parking lot from the passenger seat of a car. Amazing stuff.
Helix3 wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HkDQBXH02fEkukailimoku wrote:. . . walk him through ground-looping the plane to avoid smashing into something that would have been very bad (I don't recall what it was).Ground-looping hg = no bueno. What is ground-looping a plane?
Hoover's voice was so calm, it was like he was giving driving directions in a parking lot from the passenger seat of a car. Amazing stuff.