
Can an F-16 perform Pugachev's Cobra? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Jun 30, 2015 · This disables the pitch-plane limiter of the FLCC to allow the pilot to recover from certain types of deep stalls when normally the flight limiters would freeze the control surfaces …
Can an F-35 perform a cobra maneuver using its lift fans?
Apr 12, 2024 · Can an F-35 perform a cobra maneuver using its lift fans? I have no experience flying F-35s I fly a F-18 Super Hornet.
fighter - Are the F-18 movements in the Top Gun: Maverick movie …
Oct 9, 2022 · 3 The "Cobra maneuver" is primarily an airshow stunt. To my knowledge it has never been performed or verified in actual combat.
Can the HAL Lca Tejas perform Pugachev's Cobra maneuver?
Sep 9, 2015 · The Cobra maneuver requires a small pitch-down moment over the post-stall region up to 110° angle of attack. I very much doubt that this wing planform will have such pitch …
What is the meaning of "Docile pitch behavior" in the context of ...
Jan 13, 2016 · 12 In another answer on SE Aviation it is mentioned that the ability to perform Pugachev's Cobra in a non-thrust-vectored aircraft needs "docile pitch behavior of the airframe …
aerobatics - How does an airplane do a Kulbit manoeuvre?
The Kulbit maneuver is a variation on the Cobra maneuver (Pugachev's Cobra) with a higher pitch rate and continuous positive pitch rate throughout the maneuver. It requires two things: A …
stability - How do fighter jets maintain control while wings are ...
May 24, 2024 · This is actually how a Cobra maneuver is possible with little roll-yaw motion by the Su-27. Note that I did not mention longitudinal stability here, but you can refer to this answer to …
Can the F-35 (and F-22) do the Kvochur Bell maneuver?
Feb 29, 2024 · There's YouTube video of a Su-27 performing the maneuver. The nozzles aren't moving much if at all. It doesn't look like TVC is required. I haven't found a good description of …
What is the purpose of this duct punched in wings of LCA Tejas?
Jan 11, 2025 · Looks like you are referring to the Boundary Layer Spill Duct near the root of the wings in the HAL Tejas LCA. These ducts serve as a suction system to manage the boundary …
Pitching up with constant bank - Aviation Stack Exchange
Mar 19, 2023 · Or we could imagine that the maneuver involves a very large change in angle-of-attack and minimal change in the direction of the flight path, at least as seen in side view, …