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I can't figure out this maneuver

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SpazSinbad:
Yeah I guess helos need rudder for their barrel roll.  ;D

crim3:
I think he is talking about a normal roll in which you let the plane lose altitude instead of trying to keep it. Something very often used in movies. It seems a lot of altitude when seen from another aircraft that is flying straight and level, but not near to 1000 or 2000 feet. Maybe your appreciation of altitude loss is exagerated, burner12? Or is it another thing what you try to explain?

rxwookie:
You may be looking for the "Split S"

From Wiki... The Split S is an air combat maneuver mostly used to disengage from combat. To execute a Split S, the pilot half-rolls his aircraft inverted and executes a descending half-loop, resulting in level flight in the exact opposite direction at a lower altitude.

The Split S is taught to be used in dogfighting when the pilot has the opportunity to withdraw from battle. Contrary to popular belief, this maneuver is almost never used to evade target-locked air-to-air missiles. However, it can be an effective tactic to prevent an enemy behind (between eight o'clock and four o'clock positions) from gaining a missile lock-on while one is disengaging from a fight.

The Split S maneuver is contrasted with the Immelmann turn, which is an ascending half-loop that finishes with a half-roll out, resulting in level flight in the exact opposite direction at a higher altitude. The Split S is also called a reversed Immelmann turn, or can be listed with a hyphen as Split-S.

Back to me:
To execute a Split-S climb out to at least 2,500 ft AGL (although 20,000 ft is much more forgiving) and increase speed to about 450-500 kts. Roll the aircraft over using left-full stick. Then level off (belly up) and cut throttle. Pull back on the stick hard and hold it until you are flying level on the horizon.

Good Luck!

Wookie

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