Steve
En-Route
My recent tour of some currently flying vintage bombers had me perusing the net on the subject and in doing so came across this interesting bit of history
http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-ed-krupa-john-urban-20110303,0,7065295.story
A transcript of the co-pilot's wartime journal entry can be found at
http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-john-urban-bomber-loop-account-20110303,0,379481,full.story
"That's the story. We now know from experience that a B-17 will loop, spin, pull out of a dive when indicating 400 mph, fly without a rudder and very little horizontal stabilizer, and will land normally without a rudder and a flat tire added."
http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-ed-krupa-john-urban-20110303,0,7065295.story
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A transcript of the co-pilot's wartime journal entry can be found at
http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-john-urban-bomber-loop-account-20110303,0,379481,full.story
"That's the story. We now know from experience that a B-17 will loop, spin, pull out of a dive when indicating 400 mph, fly without a rudder and very little horizontal stabilizer, and will land normally without a rudder and a flat tire added."
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