Author Topic: F4U-1 spins (Read 818 times)

vorticon · « **Reply #15 on:** January 24, 2003, 05:36:56 PM »

its called the f4u spin of death...they happen real easy if you dont know what your doing

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #16 on:** January 24, 2003, 06:07:59 PM »

i have gotten into a back sliding tail down stall in a la7 that nothing at all could get me out of. sort of a swaying motion but no effect from throttle gear flaps control surfaces. has only hapend like 2 times in hundreds of flights .

funny thing is i have never had it in a f4u1 in quite a fue missions.

DamnedRen · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2003, 02:27:42 PM »

Only one thing missing from the spin recovery IMHO. And I guarantee the average pilot can recover from 3000 ft. if the plane is in a flat spin.

Here goes.

Stomp opposite rudder and hold until you stop rotation
Chop throttle to full idle
Push nose down (just a lil foward stick pressure)
Now gently add a little power. A little bit goes a long way so not too much. A touch will help accellerate the plane back to flying speed yet not induce any prop torque.
You will almost instantly notice you have regained control of your plane. Just take an easy pull out or continue evading that guy behind you.

davidpt40 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 25, 2003, 10:23:41 PM »

Ren, I will have to remember that. Unfortunately for me however, most of my spins in the F4U occur below 5000 feet.

DamnedRen · « **Reply #19 on:** January 26, 2003, 04:58:24 AM »

5000 ft is no problem at all. After a few tries you'll find out you can recover it if the spin happens at 3000 ft.