| Show L plains Trick Flying 4 B 4 2 1 e. e 2 1 Involutions Are V Vital tal i f 44 2 1 t 4 I l k kS z S 1 taster A aster Air Stunts First J article Is Ie here here- I b authority of oC air printed and I is considered the most complete and corn eom- treatise on yet t ens o or trick flying in Is as necy ry y to the fighter tighter of ot the tho UtI air as al a ledge of ot his gun mechanism m is to Consequently such flying 81 B has lIas been found Is to prepare a flyer for tor combat t taught In the training schools extremely necessary that every ery ls pilot matter the ru rudiments of oC 50 e piot he tries air combat aC acy Lr n such uch combat h he must necessarily e that he Is 15 t flying and nd must mUt de- de every faculty to keeping out or of orline of ot his adversary In line Une of ot fire tire Rd his hi enemy's attack the dodging atack puts his machine into positions ut In result h duo to Inexperience position ill or In an 1 b been en taught how to tod tod tod inless he has d such luch positions ho places himself to being shot hot down b by his ad- ad ry iry o e object of oC IB la to produce prodico condition of ot flight that k dangerous encounter to ho bo expected lot mn may Ito lo teach how to moot meet them Only is wn way Is 18 It possible for a n pilot vlot to toTne tome tome me the master of ot his machine is In a short period devoted to In In- lonal a n pilot piot acquires th thI the tho I In his ability to meet all allI al I h that no amount of oC f r can produce and as a n reI re- re I he finds It It po possible to devote otc his re fa time to his hi work of ot warfare the tho I tion ton of oC piloting being performed a a loI whore where trick flying Is ht every even student Is given gl al attention and instruction Only time Is 18 explained stunt a a n ch eh must be repeated by Jy y tho the stu- stu tl t anti and nd unless e cr every movement Is understood he ho I Is not per per- ted td to attempt the wor work worl k The I so man many accidents accident are attributed he vrillo and since It H Is 18 considered most te disconcerting of ot all al stunts I lithe the first to be taught An Any badly badh muted stunt or loss 1099 of oC speed may lilt It lt in the machine doing a skid or oring orIng orIng Ing slip with probably a n resultant le l I starting the pilot piot ascends to at att t 1200 meters and after ater flying level everal minutes throttles his morand morand morand mo- mo rand Just at the point where th the tho I bine stalls he pulls puls tho the control k J quickly back toward him and at same time to the tho side accompany accompany- tH b by a sudden push of oC the rudder Busing th the foot toot corresponding to tho thoI I on on which tho the stick Is placed is S a result resul the machine shoots audly aud- aud l ly up losing speed and falls tais sharp- sharp DYer iver to the side aide with a twisting like screw movement In every overy the twist comm commences sharply sharp I and and student Is 15 Instructed to place his rols in neutral after the tho machine made several eral fur turns tuis s and rt to t the control stick forward a A few tew tewes es Cs es The machine c ceases ales I Us its whirl ts te forward an and dives straight n ni n the pilot piot at once redressing his rol rot stick and bringing his machine In n to horizontal flight at the same switching on tho the motor is e pupil pupi Is 18 Jn Instructed In both right left ft hand tho the Instructor ching chinS closel closely every ery movement made when the pilot piot lands he Is told ibid tol the takes he has made t can be made mado with controls cro crossed I. I o. o right hand hander er with wih stick to left lee or left let rudder I right ight hand stick Tho The effect Is tho the 0 o. o though somewhat harder on tho the hine as u the spin Is not so 50 0 quick Ja twisting movement Is produced le he fuselage This crossing of conI conI con- con I IB is not encouraged as ae In recovery I motions are opposite and Ikel likely t to toI I e confusion contusion frequently the tho pilot e piot i easing cuing too much with the result resul I I the machine Goe goes Into a 0 spin on oniA Opposite side iA L t The rue Ie m nt I I though the use of ot the 1 t In itt actual combat Is h questionable I i nevertheless JE er very necessary that student tu ent thoroughly acquaint him him- With lh h this stunt as ng an any pilot pHot who Jar with wih the movements mO of ot the tho tn ment will 11 bo be lo able to control machine whether or not he is in down position Perform the tho the ascends ascend to th the height of oC 1 1200 00 lr r flies flics Ies tor for a few tew minutes minute then ts la ts th the machine very err slightly down down- o is 1 so 80 as to bring the speed d up to mum pul pulls tho the control stick back Idem to raise the tho nose noso of ot tho mae mato mato ma- ma e to an angle anglo of ot 50 O O or 20 ZO hand r n is In desired rudder should be be pushed hard to left en AS result of ot a re tho the above con con- motions the nose noso of oC the machine 8 sharply upward followed by a of t the entire machine to the left let before the machine Is completely complete 1 s back tho the motor motol 1 is cut and th the t Places place his controls in IU neutral th thC the 10 o C stops Its us roll rol and the pilot piot pul pull c the tho control stick causing th the P nine bine to dive e dl and almost at once rethe re re- e the horizontal at which time thor th the tu pr fr or Is la switched on the stick ml and normal flight resumed bee bce th the pupil being unfamiliar win witiA wit down A position In which h hI f is I when the machine Is on Its back bal Is 1 Ot 01 Ikel likely to o recognize th the momen the controls should b bf place he ho is Instructed d to V I neutralize the rudder after h he hn ha hl It t the control to the left lef ve is renver mont can be can made mado to th tin t as well wel as to th left lef b by use o t I. rudd rudder r Instead of oc f loft ler a as d do ed ed abo above c Ie Turn Tur turn Ma first used 1 ii h nan a an by Lieutenant of ot th yIng corps and Ind has haJ prove useful as al of oC t th th a g bag baS ot of tricks I perform the turn th 11 agai ne ascends to the tho height 0 o oon and after atter flying level to fo w N he poInts the nose o 0 I maChine down very slightly on ant pUlls I I Slowly hack back on the tho I th the Carp ma hlo to nl al should O Cap be takes h pul o on the stick to caus 5 to loop The motor S t as soon OOn ns as the tho machine starts tl ti I and a COo a 18 lo S ti ds a felt the o 0 oS Ily 1 to tel one side rudder lUdder rho Is 18 machine H fall Ie side taJ on which the rudder t i y M l and is as feS lon as al the tho i as vertical tho pilot r r In neutral SWitches piot th oi on nd d th mo me by pulling back on the tho tel resumes s normal flight A II slight ht movement movement move move- ment of ot tho the stcl stick to tho the side corresponding corresponding corre orro- to the tho rudder u used ed will wJ help the tho movement mo When hen done ilone properly th turn Is I a avar aver avery ver var very pretty prett performance and no loss of ot altitude re results It can cm be he performed performed per por formed to either side with uniform re results ro- ro aulta and after the pilot piot I Is thoroughly accustomed t to the movement he may mayuse mayuse use UM his hi motor throughout tho the complete evolution c with wih no loss of oC speed The Ilie lc Barrel Tho The barrel might also be bo called caled a horizontal and it Is performed exact exactly tho the same a as a with lh tho the exception that the controls are not placed in neutral when the machine Is upside down but bul Just before bo bo- bo toro fore tho the machine again reaches normal ornal line lino of ot flight Tho The first movements mo of ot the machine Is Identically the samo same as when in a but the roll rol continues until tho the plane has made one roll roil rol of or degrees at which I time the motor Is switched on and normal normal nor nor- mal flight resumed The o The Tho vertical virago Is nothing more or less loss than a turn In which tho the plane pIano I Is banked until the wings 8 are perpendicular perpendicular per per- I to the tho ground and the elevators ole ele are arc used for tor turning It I Is to turn tur quickly Into the opposite direction three three- tion ton without loss of oC either speed or al alt al- al t i t U do Flying level le at till full ful speed the necessity necessity I I si sity to turn suddenly Is met b by throwIng throw- throw log Ing the tho control stick tc to the tho side on which tho the turn Is desired and accompanying It I with wih a little corresponding corresponding rudder When hen the position Is reached In which tho the wings are perpendicular I to the ground the tho stick should be pi placed need In neutral and pulled hard back Tho TIm movement hould be accompanied I b by opposite rudder sufficient to keep the nose nOte of ot the machine from falling I A As a result resul of ot tho the above movements mo ement the machine banks sharply sharp and as the I stick Is pulled back It seems to spin around using the tho tip tp of or the low wing as a a pivot As soon an as af the desired amount of ot turn has haa been made th pilot pot places laces his stick to the opposite side from which tho the machine Is banked and the plans plane levels out olt and resumes norma normal normal nor nor- mal ma flight The Thc Slip Side Ide Since the tho slip side allows ys alo tho the pilot piot to lose an n abnormal amount of oC alti- alti In proportion to the distance progressed forward It I Is a n cr very useful seul stunt A pilot piot In making a a- a forced landing landing ma may alo allow himself to overshoot his landing landinG field and thon then slip side off oc an any surplus altitude thus assuring his reaching the field old In aerial combat and In dodging antiaircraft antiaircraft anti anti- ant ant- aircraft fire tire It ft I la Is also very cry cr useful as ns It Its Is s a method metho of or losing altitude losing very cry rapidly and sinco in a n slip side tho the side direction of or motion molon Is not directly forWard forward for for- ward It Is very cry disconcerting to an tiring firing J at the tho In machine A slip side Is b by push Ing Ing tho the control stick all al the wn way to one ne side and accompanying It b by sufficient pressure of oC the opposite foot to hold hole the nose nos a of oC the machine up The control control control con con- stick Is at tho the same samo timo pushed slightly forward anti and the machine deScends descends de de- de- de ls wise side at a terrific speed To recover from Crom a n slip side sie the control control control con con- stick Is 18 placed place in neutral and the rudder corresponding corresponding- to tho the direction of or tho the slip Is pushed As a n result the machine turns and and dives Into the direction direction direction tion of oC tho the slip and b by redressing the stick straightaway flight is resumed The he Turn The rHe turn is 13 cr very similar to tho the but unlike the later latter It ItIs itis I Is very ery useful in air all combat combat It I Its s s 8 performed performed per por- formed with wih full tul motor motor and Is a a very or rapid evolution e The Tho stick Is pulled quickly all al the wn way back and completely to tho the side accompanied b by a sharp harp kick of ot the ru rudder ler to the loft lor As a a result resul tho the nose noso of ot tho the machine Jerks up and the plane rolls rols to tho the left let The Tho rudder IH it 1 immediately placed in neutral and the tho stick Is brought ht back to tho the center centor hut but held hel completely re re- re dressed The neutralizing of o the rudder rudder rud rud- der stops the roll and as tho the stick la is hel held completely redressed the nose of oC tho the machine Immediately Immediate climbs to level and normal flight Is resumed No loss 1091 of altitude results As the motor motol is used throughout the I I turn the motions are aro necessarily very er rapid and rather disconcerting when first attempted but the pupil pupi soon Doon b be becomes becomes comes accustomed to tho the rapidity o othe of the twist twist rhe Loop The loop Is accomplished by br putting tho the nose of or tho the machine down slightly to obtain maximum speed and then pulling back on tho control stick slowly slowly slowly slow slow- ly at lt first and more rapidly as the top of ot the loop IB Is reached Just after the top has been pa passed the motor should be be cut the tho mach machine ne being beinG allowed to toI fall fal off oct Its Is own momentum through tho thoI last half hal When tho tile loop Is completed c ed tho stick should be placed In neutral neu neu- the tho motor switched on and normal normal normal nor nor- mal flight resumed When looping with a plane using usinG a a rotary rotan motor somo some left lef rudder should be used at the tho top o of the loop to prevent pre falling out of tho the loop hoop to tho the right rightA rIght A loop Improperly done may maJ result In a rile and taken as a whole loopIng loopIng loopIng loop- loop Ing is of ot no value In a n fight when a machine is inverted the tho pilot piot is quito helpless until the tho machine has vas passed sed the tho dead point and starts downward do thus giving an enemy who is following follow follow- Colow- Colow ing lug a n good target Tho The machine gun Gun belt bel Is Ikel likely to become disarranged and cause causo tho the gun to Jam If I the loop is Improperly done dono the reversals of ot pressure as very sev severe re and are extremely hard on a finely tInch adJusted adjusted adjusted ad- ad and cr very fast machine but a n loop strain properly dono done causes ery very little The Till rail Slide Tho The real tall tail tal slide should not bo be accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac with a machine using usinG either nl ailerons rons' rons or wing wing flaps Claps Caps for toz tor lateral control control control con con- because when It Is properly done dono tho the reversal of or pressure ma may cause them to buckle A tall tail tal slide should never be attempted attempt attempt- ed y even tho the most experienced of ot pilots piot unless ho he has an especially built exhibition plane preferably a n monoplane mono mono- I plane which Is equipped with wih warping I wings and Is Js constructed strong enough to withstand tand the tremendous t reversal of oC pressure A stall stal accompanied by a n slight drop of tho the tal tall tail followed b by a n slipping off oc to tho the side into a rie cannot bo called caled a A taU tall slide for a 0 well wel performed tall tail tal slide will wil extend for at least m meters e t era The Time rIme mid nud Place for tor at low altitudes Is strictly forbidden at training training schools and It should never be done close coMo to the earth except In cases of oC emergency and actual actual ac ac- ac- ac combat A pilot cannot at all al times be sure suro sure of ot tho the condition of ot the tho atmosphere which ho he cannot see and fatal tatal falls als 0 often oren f t e n re result su 1 t when v h C fl ove o n fi d c rice meets with wih bad air conditions near tho the ground Tho The number of ot expert flyers who have ha met their death In this manner should be a sufficient and convincing al argument to any pupil pupi in that stunting near ground round Is I a n game that Is not worth the tho candle From From Plane Newl News |
