Matt Whiting

Dudley Henriques wrote:

> "houstondan" <danjones57@> wrote in message
> news:1168490143.650219.283390@i56g2000hsf. o...
>
>>aerobatics in a cessna or citabria-type ship are much more elegant.
>>ain't no snappin a 30-foot wingspan on a little light craft like that.
>>
>>dan
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> Actually, snaps are very good in both the Citabria and the Aerobat and
> represent their "best" capability in the acro environment. It's the roll
> rate that's the "problem" with these two airplanes. The drag in roll is so
> great you need a disproportionate amount of vertical space to execute
> anything in roll that even comes close to looking good. But if you learn to
> use the airplanes correctly in that environment, you can at least make it
> look "passable" :-)
> Dudley Henriques

Bob Hoover made a Shrike look pretty good ... at least to my eye! :-)

Matt