Is a real hammerhead possible?

[Bosco123]

Yep. Get blamed for bumping a post, then get call out for not using the search feature. It's a tough crowd. 

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I am glad he bumped this, I remember a few years ago I was fighting a P-38, I was following him up, knew I had the momentum, at the point I knew I couldn't push it further, here comes this 38 straight down at me 

I was like " what the bleepin bleeper, bleep. bleeper... Hack"   

no roll, wing over, nothin.  I had no clue as to what he did, now I do, thank you to the Bumper of posts

guess what I am gonna be doing for the next couple hours?(hopefully nobody walks in... oh wait get your minds out of the gutter, walks in for a Tat...:-)

[mensa180]

Here's my best out of three real fast in the TA. 

http://www.2shared.com/file/5746103/2cf5e2a9/hammerhead_perhaps.html

[jdbecks]

that video of yours makes it look so easy 

at the moment Im trying to do it in the 109 K4 and 109 G14, just as im at the top I slam the rudder full left and pushing forward on my stick but I end up dropping a wing a spinning down 

[mechanic]

Dont slam the controls at all. 109s are nimble it only needs a light touch to start gravity doing the job for you.

[StokesAk]

I do them all the time in the 38. I tend to cut my engine out the way i want to turn and go full rudder. with some flaps.

[jdbecks]

I done one today! 

I was flying a 109k4 and had a F4U on my 6 and I had more E, I went up in the vertical with the f4u following me up, I kept her quite still till she was just over 0mph, gently applied left rudder and she moved round nice and smooth, the f4u stalled out about 400m behind me, I can down got the plane in my target and fired...although I missed  .

was a great feeling just a shame I missed when I fired that 30mm would have blew him apart

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damn it all, this is not easy

[B4Buster]

I do it all the time with my 38. Dual throttles makes it alot easier. Like some guys have said in this thread...some are prettier than others.

[B4Buster]

Jumped in the MA and did one real quick:

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=0c2748c489675e74b94117dade8fc295d2e015f3d2660829ce018c8114394287

[jdbecks]

Nice b4buster   

[Stoney]

Try doing them with the combat trim off.  You don't get the computer putting all sorts of nose-up trim on as you approach the stall.

[jdbecks]

nice tip! Ill try that next time im on   

[hitech]

Try doing them with the combat trim off.  You don't get the computer putting all sorts of nose-up trim on as you approach the stall.

Reminds me of getting my thumb on the up trim button in my RV during hammer heads with out noticing. Makes you push really hard forward on the way down. First time it happened scared me.

HiTech

[Banshee7]

Those that can fly real aircraft....i envy you