Ok ... more than one person mentioned Citabrias as aerobatic planes.
While I know that they are indeed capable of some aerobatics ... I am wondering how good they really are.
My only practical experience is with the Pitts ... which probably doesn't stand a chance with Extras and the like.
But my (inexperienced) eye tells me that the Pitts would eat a Citabria for breakfast ... just looking at its shape.
Granted a Pitts 2 holer is twice the price of a Citabria (which appear to come in tandem config). So, since I am not in a position of pulling money out of my tushy ... the 50% "discount" of the Citabria is VERY VERY appealing.
My question is ... how good is a Citabria for aerobatics? Would it be able to even come close to a Pitts?
Would it be able to fly inverted for prolonged amounts of times? Forget the engine, you can install inverted carburetors on a 150 ... the problem is: are High Wing planes cabable of flying inverted and stay inverted for a while?
Can you do loops with a Citabria? With the Pitts we simply started straight an level at 160 knots and then pulled on the stick and kept pulling until we went up and around and back to straight and level.
Can the Citabria do that?
I have ZERO experience with Citabrias, never even seen one in my life. I have only seen Pitts (there's a bunch around my airport) Sukois (which look scary as hell) and a couple of Yaks.
So, anyone with knowledge of Citabrias that can shed some light?
While I know that they are indeed capable of some aerobatics ... I am wondering how good they really are.
My only practical experience is with the Pitts ... which probably doesn't stand a chance with Extras and the like.
But my (inexperienced) eye tells me that the Pitts would eat a Citabria for breakfast ... just looking at its shape.
Granted a Pitts 2 holer is twice the price of a Citabria (which appear to come in tandem config). So, since I am not in a position of pulling money out of my tushy ... the 50% "discount" of the Citabria is VERY VERY appealing.
My question is ... how good is a Citabria for aerobatics? Would it be able to even come close to a Pitts?
Would it be able to fly inverted for prolonged amounts of times? Forget the engine, you can install inverted carburetors on a 150 ... the problem is: are High Wing planes cabable of flying inverted and stay inverted for a while?
Can you do loops with a Citabria? With the Pitts we simply started straight an level at 160 knots and then pulled on the stick and kept pulling until we went up and around and back to straight and level.
Can the Citabria do that?
I have ZERO experience with Citabrias, never even seen one in my life. I have only seen Pitts (there's a bunch around my airport) Sukois (which look scary as hell) and a couple of Yaks.
So, anyone with knowledge of Citabrias that can shed some light?