SlingShot
Maneuvering With Purpose
What's the difference between a trainer and a front line fighter? Take away the armor and armament and it's speed and power.
I was thinking about gifts recently and I thought about this:
Which got me to thinking about this engine:
Then this plane that was powered by it:
As was this one:
That was way too much to think about so I went back to this. A very nice looking foamboard RC version of the PT-19 by Mike Robey. Article here.
The PT-19 was a primary trainer used by the military. Pilots would transition from these into the T-6 Texan and then on to the front line fighters. In the following video you will see how a pilot trades altitude for speed and vice versa. You will see a demonstration of most of the basic maneuvers. You should also note that this little 200 hp airplane could fly as good as the pilot that was flying it.
A lot of the fancier stuff is just a matter of combining loops and rolls.
I was thinking about gifts recently and I thought about this:
Which got me to thinking about this engine:
Then this plane that was powered by it:
As was this one:
That was way too much to think about so I went back to this. A very nice looking foamboard RC version of the PT-19 by Mike Robey. Article here.
The PT-19 was a primary trainer used by the military. Pilots would transition from these into the T-6 Texan and then on to the front line fighters. In the following video you will see how a pilot trades altitude for speed and vice versa. You will see a demonstration of most of the basic maneuvers. You should also note that this little 200 hp airplane could fly as good as the pilot that was flying it.
A lot of the fancier stuff is just a matter of combining loops and rolls.
