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"Chris Clarke" (shiftsandgiggles) 10/17/2013 at 13:25 • Filed to: planelopnik

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First done by the famous Bob Hoover in his Shrike Aero Commander.

TheOnelectronic > Chris Clarke 10/17/2013 at 13:30

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At ~:16, are the engines off, or is it just a trick of the film speed?

Chris Clarke > TheOnelectronic 10/17/2013 at 13:31

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Dead stick. Watch here for more.

Eric Siedlecki > Chris Clarke 10/17/2013 at 13:34

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NYSS > TheOnelectronic 10/17/2013 at 13:34

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I think its because the camera's frame rate matches that of the speed of the propellors or somthing like that

NYSS > Chris Clarke 10/17/2013 at 13:40

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i just watched the video...

holy shit this man is nuts

The Transporter > Chris Clarke 10/17/2013 at 13:42

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Yall act like you didn't know that a barrel roll was a 1G maneuver.

HammerheadFistpunch > NYSS 10/17/2013 at 13:44

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Its called Snychro match, the shutter cycle and the prop cycle are equal. EDIT: but wow, they really are shut off

Chris Clarke > The Transporter 10/17/2013 at 13:47

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I act like I know exactly what it is; awesome.

Jayhawk Jake > TheOnelectronic 10/17/2013 at 14:01

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Engine off. Hoover was famous for it

NYSS > HammerheadFistpunch 10/17/2013 at 16:05

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yeah thats what I was talking about, but yeah I couldnt believe he shut them off either

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > Chris Clarke 10/17/2013 at 17:40

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Bob Hoover is awesome...

He was later assigned to the Spitfire -equipped 52nd Fighter Group in Sicily. In 1944, on his 59th mission, his malfunctioning Mark V Spitfire was shot down by a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 off the coast of Southern France and he was taken prisoner. He spent 16 months at the German prison camp Stalag Luft 1 in Barth , Germany .

Hoover managed to escape from the prison camp, stole an Fw 190 , and flew to safety in the Netherlands . - wiki

Chris Clarke > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 10/17/2013 at 17:53

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He had to hold a nazi soldier at gunpoint in order to get the FW 190 started.

Thunder > Chris Clarke 10/17/2013 at 18:28

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Yup - that's the one. I was looking for this video when the pic above surfaced a few days ago.

I've had the distinct honor of seeing Bob Hoover perform in person a few times. Actually met him in Oshkosh, either '89, '90, or '91. His routine basically consisted of flying an aerobatic routine in a non-aerobatic aircraft, climbing back up and doing it again single-engine, then climbing back up and doing it dead-stick, landing, and keeping just enough energy to pull up to center-show. Energy Management for the win.

It's a crying shame that the FAA has denied his medical. Talk about a guy who could fly the wheels, doors, and wings off anything - and still continue to fly it.

DrJohannVegas > Chris Clarke 10/17/2013 at 18:39

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Obligatory Tex Johnston video. Yeehaw. (Starts around 1:10)

DrJohannVegas > Thunder 10/17/2013 at 18:42

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Man, I am jealous. Would have loved to see that routine.

Chris Clarke > DrJohannVegas 10/17/2013 at 19:08

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The ultimate 1g barrel roll!

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > Chris Clarke 10/17/2013 at 20:07

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GTFO so bad ass