Taking Flight with Michael "Rocket" Blackstone

Episode 10: The Art of Flying Fighters

November 27, 2020 Michael "Rocket" Blackstone Season 1 Episode 10
Episode 10: The Art of Flying Fighters
Taking Flight with Michael "Rocket" Blackstone
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Taking Flight with Michael "Rocket" Blackstone
Episode 10: The Art of Flying Fighters
Nov 27, 2020 Season 1 Episode 10
Michael "Rocket" Blackstone

In this episode, Michael introduces you to the art of flying fighters. If you have always wondered what flying a WWII fighter is like and how to get the most performance from your flying machine, this episode is for you. Michael walks you through what Angle-of-Attack (AOA) is and how it works, the difference between Rate vs. Radius and what the Lift Vector is used for while flying the Marchetti SF260 "right to the edge of the envelope" in a Basic Fighter Maneuvers (BFM)  1 vs 1 Dogfight!  3-2-1 Fight's On!! 

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In this episode, Michael introduces you to the art of flying fighters. If you have always wondered what flying a WWII fighter is like and how to get the most performance from your flying machine, this episode is for you. Michael walks you through what Angle-of-Attack (AOA) is and how it works, the difference between Rate vs. Radius and what the Lift Vector is used for while flying the Marchetti SF260 "right to the edge of the envelope" in a Basic Fighter Maneuvers (BFM)  1 vs 1 Dogfight!  3-2-1 Fight's On!!