Aileron roll.
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Hello Forum.
As, no doubt you all know, an aileron roll is when an aircraft “completes a longitudinal revolution without changing altitude”
I lose about 100 feet or more in a roll.
How are they properly executed in BMS?
I don’t have rudder pedals, so I’m limited to stick and throttle.
Thanks,
Bayonet.
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Hello Forum.
As, no doubt you all know, an aileron roll is when an aircraft “completes a longitudinal revolution without changing altitude”
I lose about 100 feet or more in a roll.
How are they properly executed in BMS?
I don’t have rudder pedals, so I’m limited to stick and throttle.
Thanks,
Bayonet.
it’s difficult with the F16 since the FLCS make you roll around your velocity vector and not around your airplane axis
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an aileron roll always starts with a tiny pitch up to compensate the loss of lift as the wings are turning
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So that’s it, two reasons
1. FLCS giving you coordinated yaw roll side
2. Loss of lift due to wings not parallel to the ground anymore.While recovering from a level turn, you’ll realize you need to pitch down a bit not to gain altitude, for the same reasons.
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OK, an initial gentle upward pressure on the stick followed by downward pressure to compensate.
Thank you,
Bayonet.
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Like red dog said, pitch up slightly before rolling. Watch any video of the thunderbirds and when they roll they pitch up.