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& here are a few maneuvers which use airelons, which 190 would be good at me surmises. Crump, your thoughts?
Dang, diagram didn't come through.
What is a Cuban Eight? I could tell you, but then I would have to kill you.
Oh, alright, I give in. Here is a diagram I have drawn for you. At the bottom, I will describe the manoever step, by step.
1) A/C is straight and level
2) A/C is dived to increase speed
3)A/C is leveled off
4)A/C is climbed at 45 degree angle
5)A/C is pulled over onto its back
6)A/C is dived inverted at a 45 degree angle
7-8) A/C is half rolled to upright
9)A/C is pulled back to level
10)A/C is climbed at 45 degree angle
11)A/C is pulled over into inverted flight
12-13) A/C is half rolled upright
14)A/C is brought to straight and level
As you can see, the manoever describes an "8" laying on its side. Done just right, the aircraft will pass through its own wake twice as it recrosses its path in the middle. Nice.There are also variations to this manoever. There is a "Half Cuban 8" which describes just one of the "8" loops (This was basically the manoever Wolfgang Spate was describing as the ME 163 attack profile from a steep climb). Also, there is a fun thing called a "Reverse Cuban 8" where the A/C is initially pulled up to begin the manoever, then half rolled at the top to produce the same figure 8 but with exactly every action reversed.
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