Me and the Raven
Feb 12, 2019 13:38:07 #
1996 I was working the flight line at the Reno Air Races. The photo of me and the Raven is from a 35mm color negative so it's some what grainy. The Team Raven is from a printed card. The Raven was flown by Wayne Handley and was the first civilian aerobatic aircraft to achieve a true positive thrust to weight ratio, meaning that Wayen could literally pull into a pure vertical climb after only a 250' takeoff roll. Sady it crashed the same year when Wayne was hovering on the prop just above the ground.
Feb 12, 2019 19:53:31 #
"hovering on the prop"
Is this where the plane is vertical and is more or less just hanging from the prop ? I have seen RC planes do this but never knew if it was possible on a full size plane.
Is this where the plane is vertical and is more or less just hanging from the prop ? I have seen RC planes do this but never knew if it was possible on a full size plane.
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