Kung Fu Fighting, aka Cobra Style. A new Aces High movie

[Nath[BDP]]

My first film dedicated to the latest avant-garde flight combat maneuver of Aces High.

It goes by other monikers as the "floppy fish", "the flop", but I call it "cobra style" as it is so similar to the Sukhoi jet maneuver.  But it reminds me of some crazy kung fu moves too, so the music was only natural.

The move is really a lot of fun, easy to do, and very effective defensively.  I will be posting a tutorial soon.

Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/06f0GF0VAwA

[Tracerfi]

  how did you do that

[DaveJ]

Very impressive, Nath. Just curious as to how effective it has been for you in the defensive? Looks like it can force overshoots quite easily and enable you to turn on a dime. However, you miss that snapshot it seems like you'll have no E left for maneuver..

[titanic3]

So again, with the whole topic about the FM in the aircraft and vehicle section...was this even possible in RL or is it a flaw in the FM?

[Midway]

My first film dedicated to the latest avant-garde flight combat maneuver of Aces High.

It goes by other monikers as the "floppy fish", "the flop", but I call it "cobra style" as it is so similar to the Sukhoi jet maneuver.  But it reminds me of some crazy kung fu moves too, so the music was only natural.

The move is really a lot of fun, easy to do, and very effective defensively.  I will be posting a tutorial soon.

Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/06f0GF0VAwA

 

 

[uptown]

So again, with the whole topic about the FM in the aircraft and vehicle section...was this even possible in RL or is it a flaw in the FM?

I'm sure you've seen lots of WW2 dog fighting clips from TV documentaries, internet and other sources....how many times in those films have you seen the types of moves Nath performed in the film, in those dog fights?  

[Midway]

I'm sure you've seen lots of WW2 dog fighting clips from TV documentaries, internet and other sources....how many times in those films have you seen the types of moves Nath performed in the film, in those dog fights?  

Nath's camera is fixed to the aeroplane.  I think if you could see it from a fixed position relative to the ground and could see his forward motion, lift, etc... it would probably make more sense.  The tutorial will help.

[gyrene81]

So again, with the whole topic about the FM in the aircraft and vehicle section...was this even possible in RL or is it a flaw in the FM?

it's possible in real life, just not advisable when your life is actually on the line. you notice most of the time he's not fully in control, uncontrolled spins, vulnerable to attack. the biplanes are better suited to stunts like that.

[Dead Man Flying]

it's possible in real life, just not advisable when your life is actually on the line. you notice most of the time he's not fully in control, uncontrolled spins, vulnerable to attack. the biplanes are better suited to stunts like that.

I've practiced this offline, and it's actually pretty easy to regain full control in a number of airplanes (109K, P-47M come to mind).  Those planes basically autocorrect themselves unless you hamfist it.  Surprisingly, I found the Spit XVI to be a bear to handle with this move, because it really wanted to pull into a flat spin.

[Nath[BDP]]

Very impressive, Nath. Just curious as to how effective it has been for you in the defensive? Looks like it can force overshoots quite easily and enable you to turn on a dime. However, you miss that snapshof energy very quicklyot it seems like you'll have no E left for maneuver..

DMF can attest to its effectiveness as well, but since it changes nose angle and bleeds a tremendous amount of energy quickly it is very good.   You don't really bleed that much E because once the plane reenters normal flight speed shoots back up to 100+ instantly.  There are variations on a theme too, you can just pivot the nose over in a descending scissors to get snapshots.

[mechanic]

peple have been doing it for years already
 

[Nath[BDP]]

it's possible in real life, just not advisable when your life is actually on the line. you notice most of the time he's not fully in control, uncontrolled spins, vulnerable to attack. the biplanes are better suited to stunts like that.

It is rare to enter a catastrophic spin with this move once you get a feel for its limits.  As DMF said some planes just snap out of it without much worry, P47, F4U, 109, P39.

[Daddkev]

     

[Dead Man Flying]

peple have been doing it for years already
 

I think that's pretty obvious from some of the films I've seen, though it wasn't commonly used when I was still flying.  To be honest, the real question is why everyone isn't doing it.

[Nathan60]

I think that's pretty obvious from some of the films I've seen, though it wasn't commonly used when I was still flying.  To be honest, the real question is why everyone isn't doing it.

Integrity?