Originally posted by g00b
Nobody has really answered my question. Which was "should the MKV be capable of manuevers like that?"
Obviously, Levi kicks ass, he's not a cheater. He's just pushing the FM to the ragged edge and beyond.
Could a real MKV swap ends like that at 150mph or less?
The diagram here shows maximum cornering of about 35 dps. This equates to just over 5 seconds for a 180 degree turn. Levi is undeniably doing much better than that.
g00b
P.S. My connect is typically very solid.
I was watching film 3 times, and I couldn't see anything "unusual".
After long rolling scissors, he just stalled (well, more of controlled stall) his spit at about 60mph at the top of scissors. Full aileron and rudder, good throttle control and nose went around pretty quickly.
To an extent, all planes can do that, more or less, spit 5 being particulary (and especially Leviathn) good at that.
It's very similar to what people here mistakenly call hammerhead, basically you almost stall on the top and reverse on the spot.
It can be tricky to do it because you have to reverse before complete loss of control occurs (often at speeds of about 50-60mph).
Good pilots like Levi can do that several times in succession in single fight. Commonly seen in DA, not as often in MA.
PS. WTG to those three cherry pickers who were buzzing around Levi and you. What would MA be without them
