Without worrying too much about finesse and coordination, you can just pitch up about 20 degrees from normal straight-and-level flight, neutralize the elevator (very important) and apply full aileron.
Rvs roll better using 1/2 to 3/4 aileron input. Using full deflection will cause a buffet about 2/3 through the roll.
what is the correct sequence of application of controls to perform a 1-G roll in an RV7?
All, rest assured I have NO INTENTION of "trying" anything in an airplane that I was not properly trained to do.
My question was simply to understand whether a super-smooth roll (like the ones you see in youtube where the pilot pours a cup of tea in a glass on the dashboard during the roll) requires a different technique than a "normal" roll.
That's all.
Thanks!
All, rest assured I have NO INTENTION of "trying" anything in an airplane that I was not properly trained to do.
My question was simply to understand whether a super-smooth roll (like the ones you see in youtube where the pilot pours a cup of tea in a glass on the dashboard during the roll) requires a different technique than a "normal" roll.
That's all.
Thanks!
All, rest assured I have NO INTENTION of "trying" anything in an airplane that I was not properly trained to do.
My question was simply to understand whether a super-smooth roll (like the ones you see in youtube where the pilot pours a cup of tea in a glass on the dashboard during the roll) requires a different technique than a "normal" roll.
That's all.
Thanks!
All, rest assured I have NO INTENTION of "trying" anything in an airplane that I was not properly trained to do.
My question was simply to understand whether a super-smooth roll (like the ones you see in youtube where the pilot pours a cup of tea in a glass on the dashboard during the roll) requires a different technique than a "normal" roll.
That's all.
Thanks!
There are books available that will tell you "how" to do aerobatics in far more detail and clarity than you will get on an internet forum. The upside is that you actually get the info you need and don't have to wade through the endless "don't do this or else" disclaimer. I understand that people feel a responsibility to "protect" their fellow pilots (and often with good reason), but sometimes I think we take it too far.
You want a real challenge, do a perfect straight-and-level roll (no altitude/heading deviation)
Aerobatic books have the same disclaimers....not "don't do it or else" as you say, but "seek instruction from a qualified instructor"....same as stated here.
I always equated the "1G roll" with the barrel roll. However, my instructor teaches a slow roll.
Here is the Boeing 707 doing the "1G roll" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra_khhzuFlE
Most "slow" rolls are actually done as fast as possible.
Trivia - "slow roll" got its name in order to differentiate it from the original type of roll that was performed with rudder (snap roll). In the very early days, ailerons were so bad that the only way to roll an airplane was to snap it. As technology improved and ailerons became more effective, it was then practical to roll with aileron. Since the rotation of a proper snap roll is faster than an aileron roll in almost all airplanes, the roll using ailerons became known as the "slow" roll. It never had anything to do with deliberately doing the roll slowly. Most "slow" rolls are actually done as fast as possible.
...Sorry aerobatic RV purists, I dont find RV's to be that capable, or maybe its just me. (flame on)...
The comment earlier about the difference between a "snap" and a "slow" roll: not sure I can get my head around that one. The snap is a horizontal spin - the airplane is stalled, unlike any other roll. Perhaps it's like classifying a tomato as a vegetable, when it is technically a fruit?
I'm certainly no authority on the theory, but a snap in my airplane is a sharp tug on the stick which sets off the shudder (stall), followed by a stomp on the rudder to start the rotation. The speed of rotation can be accelerated by unloading the backpressure once it starts. Ailerons are neutral from start to finish. If I do not get the stall before the rudder stomp, the airplane just does a really ugly, out of round roll.
Edit: Seems we're both a little right:
"...A snap roll is similar to a horizontal spin. It is an autorotation with one wing stalled..."
http://www.iac.org/begin/figures.html#Snap Rolls
...Are you truly stalling the airplane, or just pulling to the buffet?...
GEO,
Highly complex maneuvers!!!
Do you see why it is important to get some training...
I have posted this before but it appears it needs to be repeated...