Bob could run out of fuel halfway to his target destination at cruising altitude and still make it to the target destination, probably having fun along the way.
USA is the greatest nation. We have some of the best skilled aviators and inventors. A lot to improve on. Thanks for uploading this vid. God-Speed to you Mr. Hoover.
Some FAA dick took Bob Hoover's medical simply because he was "too old". Didn't fail a test or anything, just was too old. Some people have no respect.
I met Mr. Hoover during an EAA convention many years ago. Being an EAA member, I had flight-line passes and I took my father. After Mr. Hoover had completed his amazing demonstration, my father and I walked up to him. My father asked if he was the Hoover who was in Casablanca in 1943. He turned,and said, "yes and you ran the crash truck". We had dinner with him that night and I felt I was with one of the gods of aviation. Bob may no long be with us, but his skill will live forever.
"It is my sad duty to tell all of you who read Bob's blog that Bob passed away this past Friday, August 13. How much he will be missed is incalcuable. Thank you all for all the support you have given him. I'm his wife. He was a great man." // He began chemo treatments in January. Born January 24, 1922 - August 13, 2010 •• 88 years of pushing the envelope out over the edge ... and always bring it back!
@straighttailpilot Wow how was he? I had some friends meet him at the Avalon Air Show here in Australia and they said he was a very humble man willing to have a chat to anyone.
@gnarkillkicksass lol I think he was tired of signing shirts haha. I asked him to put my name on it he said if he did that for everyone hed run out of ink HAHA. he signed my friends shirt with his name though. he was nice not very talkative though. unlike julie clark. deep respect for that man.
My Dad has owned a warbird since 1985. When I was in 6th grade, we did our first airshow in Kalamazoo, MI. Bob Hoover was there with the Shrike and his yellow Mustang. I took a bottle of Fantastic & a rag and cleaned the oil from his P-51. Later that day, he was taking someone from the press up, and came over and got myself and my father, and we flew with him. He did about 75% of his routine, even the engine-out stuff. I took a pic of the stopped prop from the window, which I still have today.
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i always wished that R.A.(Bob) Hoover would get to pilot a shuttle mission (specifically the non powered reentry) and give one of his famous flying exibitions on the way down including slow rolls and the tea pouring trick.
I haven't seen the Ice Tea pour while doing a roll since I was a kid about 20 or more years ago. I'm proud to saw that I've meet Bob talked to him about that part in his life and he singed my flight log book.
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@adamlslda ... He has to take the roll with sufficient centrifugal acceleration to draw the drinks against gravity. This is done by a rapid roll.. keeping the elevator back to keep "climbing" against the relative wind.
So, he is a god of flying since he does it effortlessly.
How the hell is that physically possible???? (Making a 180 degree turn without spilling one single drop or puring ice tea on a glass without even noticing a plane manking a roll)
The roll was so perfect, that you couldn't even feel it, that's the payoff, the more accurate maneuver you perform, makes you get less Gs on your aerobatics.
Phisically possible, but not every pilot in the world can make it... Just the best ones!
@Colt357B by using centrifugal force to simulate the downward effect of gravity. It's easy: try to spin a basket with eggs in it 360 degrees really fast. The eggs will not fall out
Seen his act a couple of times.....Hauled Hot Air Ballons for owners to DuPage AP IL, dinner in the hanger was my family and I sitting across from Hoover with the Golden Knights and Blue Angels,,,,seems like a dream 35 years later...
Had the privlege to meet this man back in the '70's duting his peak time. Feds finally shut him off in the early 90's. Class act all the way. His P-51 demo is even more awesome.
What Mr. Hoover wanted to state during the interview is that he has "Balls!" Wow!! I would absolutely have to change my pants if I were on this flight!!
@4fifty8@sloperdude Why are you arguing like old grannies. Nobody really cares what it is. I' ll tell you what it is, it is something like a loop and an aileron and a roll.
It is something that this man made. Who cares if either of you is right. If someone is about to do aerobatics he is gonna learn, till then WE DON'T CARE!
Just read on Bob Hoovers blog from his wife that Bob Hoover passed away on August the 13th aged 88. If this is true, then world has lost one of the greatest aerobatic pilots and a wonderful gentleman. RIP Bob
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the only remarakble thing here is the strength on the aircrafts wings. the reason you dont see aircraft like this fdoing this every day is purely a matter of strength.
@Faucon551237 this is NOT a barrel roll!! it is an aileron roll and it's completely different. a barrel roll is a combination roll and loop, usually pulling 2.5G to 3G. many people not familiar with aerobatics or airplanes in general confuse the two maneuvers
@4fifty8, if you do an aileron roll, you're rolling about the longitudinal axis, and then there's no way to pull one G while you're upside down. There's no acceleration around the longitudinal axis, thus no positive G-force all the way around the roll.
A barrel roll is like a corkscrew through the air. There IS acceleration along the longitudinal axis. You can make it a large, slow, gentle low G corkscrew or a small, fast, higher G corkscrew. Even a 1G corkscrew/barrel roll.
@sloperdude watch the video again and then read the description of an aileron roll from the international aerobatic club... iac.org/begin/figures.html
halfway through a barrel roll your longitudinal axis is actually 90 degrees from your initial heading. if you started on 180, halfway through, you'd be inverted when you're on 270.
@4fifty8, the link you posted proves my case. Read barrel roll again: The flight path during a barrel roll has the shape of a horizontal cork screw. Imagine a big barrel, with the airplanes wheels rolling along the inside of the barrel in a cork screw path. During a barrel roll, the pilot always experiences positive Gs. The maximum is about 2.5 to 3 G. The minimum about 0.5 G.
@sloperdude have you actually been in an aerobatic airplane and then asked the pilot to do a barrel roll?? it's obvious you haven't. i suggest you try it sometime.
watch this video vimeo dot com slash 13988083
at 1:30, the maneuver right after it says "shazam" is a barrel roll. it's hard to see at the start but when coming through the horizon inverted, you'll notice that we end up 90 degrees to the left of the heading we were at inverted, when we roll out level again.
@sloperdude at 1:12 i do two aileron rolls, one slower, one quicker. again, under the IAC site read the 2nd paragraph for aileron rolls. it is EXACTLY what we did. it is also exactly what Hoover did.
btw, you missed the part on the IAC site that said a barrel roll is when "You complete one loop while completing one roll at the same time." where was the loop here?!? THIS IS NOT A BARREL ROLL!
@4fifty8, yes I've been in aircraft (including gliders) doing aerobatics. I've done rolls, loops barrel rolls, wing overs, etc. In a barrel roll the nose -may- be pointing 90 degrees from where it is when you're level again, or it -may- be less. A barrel roll varies from an aileron roll in infinite degrees. But, as the link you pointed to me earlier says, "During a barrel roll, the pilot ALWAYS experiences positive G's." That's the only way you keep water in a glass when it's inverted.
@sloperdude i can tell you're just a fan boy with no real experience. mostly from the fact that you believe that the WW2 pilots had to do a barrel roll into a dive because they needed +G on the fuel system. it's called a gravity fed system and many cessnas use the same type of system. i've been inverted in a C172 and C152, and i did an aileron roll to the inverted which in some cases i made the engine quit and some times i had the engine run the whole time. don't believe everything u read
@4fifty8, You may have your own opinion of me, but that doesn't make it true. I've never challenged your authority. You may be wise to remember that you are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.
@4fifty8, If you don't believe me, get it from Wikipedia: Barrel Roll. (You Tube won't allow the link.)
"One advantage of the barrel roll over the aileron roll is that it is possible to maintain positive "g" force throughout the maneuver. In an aileron roll, if the interior is not immaculately clean, any loose material will be thrown about when inverted due to the force of gravity, which can also momentarily interrupt fuel flow in the aircraft."
@sloperdude go back to that video i posted from vimeo. when i was flying those aileron rolls at 1:12, at no time did i experience negative G. you would have seen me slide up in the seat because i had actually forgotten to tighten down my shoulder straps completely before take off. im the guy in the rear seat. i found that out after the video cam over heated and i did some inverted flight. there is a reason to raising the nose 20 degrees before an aileron roll.
...Continued... In WWII, some American fighter aircraft engines would not provide fuel under negative G's, which is why, if you've ever seen a WWII movie with certain fighters, you'd see them do a barrel roll as they peeled out of formation into a dive, so that there would be positive G's on the fuel system.
@4fifty8, Again, search Wikipedia for Bob Hoover, and you'll see this about halfway down: "With the advent of camcorders, Hoover added a flourish to the act by pouring a cup of tea from a Thermos bottle, while performing a slow barrel roll, a 1G maneuver."
@sloperdude the barrel roll is prob the most misunderstood aerobatic maneuver and you'll find guys everywhere on the internet talking like they know exactly what it is. i'm sure you heard or read about it from someone and then it makes sense to you so you believe it and start spreading hear-say. please stop! hoover did not do a proper barrel roll. you obvs don't believe me so call up an aerobatic flying school and ask an instructor.
@sloperdude hopefully this clears up your's and everyone else's confusion. look at this article by a MCFI-Aerobatic... translated "Master Certificated Flight Instructor-Aerobatic"
@4fifty8, nasm DOT si DOT edu SLASH events SLASH pressroom SLASH releaseDetail DOT cfm?releaseID=166 When the NASM gave Hoover the NASM trophy, in their remarks it says this: "Hoover poured iced tea from a pitcher into a glass on his T-39 instrument panel while performing a perfect barrel roll. He didn’t spill a drop."
I ordered Hoover's autobiography a few days ago; when I get it I'll give you the page where he personally says it was a barrel roll. Until then, adios.
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regarding autobiography and what NASM says: i wouldn't care if hoover himself says, or apparently says, that it was a barrel roll. i know it wasn't. if he did say it, he's prob playing into the popularity of his "barrel roll" and imagine if he came out and said, oh no, it's actually an aileron roll!
@sloperdude wow.. im sure glad i've never had someone like you as a student so far. you should study some philosophy and psychology courses. i'm always amazed at the conclusions people on the internet make. you are either completely stubborn and won't call an aerobatic school/read the pdf file i sent.... or you've realized that you're wrong and can't admit it. you have urself a good day, im done arguing with a wanna-be pilot.
I had the pleasure of seeing Bob Hoover at an airshow in Tasmania In the mid 90's. What an aviator! I then had the experience of flying an Aero Commander in IFR into Hobart airport. Both were 2 things i will not forget in a hurry.
@TatarAvi8r Well, unlike Bob, I would imagine a lot of private Pilots do not actually own their aircraft as such. He was flying a twin Turboprop, with plenty of power on one engine, the bird could fly all day on one engine with the other prop feathered. I dont wish to take away from Bob, hes clearly a talented pilot, but its still not that remarkable, just something you dont see every day....:)
I don't know how many air shows that I have been to that I have seen Bob Hoover do this Energy Management show but it never gets old. I have been lucky enough to talk to him quite a few times at the Torrance airport. He kept his airplanes there and so did my dad and I. He not only is a very knowledgeable man but he is also very humble.
@TatarAvi8r Well, hats off to Bob.... But what he is doing is not that remarkable, like he said himself...and he is right....Gliders do this shit all the time.
@GeneralG1810 There are plenty of German made gliders that could do a barrel roll exactly like he was doing. Pouring a drink at the same time?..ok if you want to....but why?...Its not so remarkable is all Im saying, but it is entertaining.
@EnglishTurbines Well theres gotta be something in his flying, he didnt get a reputation as one of the best pilots around for nothing. Im not saying he is the one and only but fact is he is well respected in the aviation crowd.
@GeneralG1810 I think I gave him credit in my earlier post. "one of the best Pilots around"?..compared to who exactly?..He flies a well powered twin turboprop aircraft which benifits from retracts...He uses gravity to maintain airspeed, ie just what any other Glider pilot does all the time. He even said so himself....Hats off to the guy tho for dreaming up a well presented and different entertaining show...:)..Flying a fast jet in a close diamond 9 formation though is a lot more skillfull.
@EnglishTurbines The Shrike Commander is not a twin turboprop; it is a twin piston engine airplane. Yes, it can fly on one engine, but it is difficult to do aerobatics that way. Heck, it is difficult to do aerobatics in the Commander, period. It isn't an aerobatic aircraft. Do glider pilots do a loop and 8 point roll 100 feet off the ground prior to landing? No. The only other pilot I have heard of doing a similar routine was famed Lockheed test pilot Tony LeVier. It IS remarkable.
@cristo71 Sorry, my bad, its not twin Turboprop. I never tried to discredit Bob, if you read my other posts you will see. All I said was, its not that remarkable, turning gravity in your favour that is.
@EnglishTurbines It is extremely easy to lose favor with gravity-- especially in a powerless airplane-- which is NOT a sailplane, nor is it aerobatic by design.
@EnglishTurbines A DC-3 is a retract with feathering props as well. If THAT plane did an engine out aerobatic routine, you would not find it remarkable, either?
@EnglishTurbines Yes, it does have those drag reducing items. So, one has to wonder why more pilots (more than two deceased/retired pilots) don't fly this "unremarkable" routine...
@cristo71 Well, the easy answer is, they have more sense...Doing this routine though I still say is not that remarkable....knowing where the limit is, IS PRACTICE....... And clearly, Bob knows his bird very well indeed...well done I say.
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skydiver211150 1 week ago
A bird would feel humiliated!!!
murilogazoli 1 week ago
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murilogazoli 1 week ago
Haha I can't even spin around on a tile floor without getting dizzy, I couldn't imagine doing that!
wendy5640 1 month ago
I had the great pleasure of meeting the Man himself Reno 2002 a pic I will treasure.
Interestingly went to a talk given by Yeager during which he credited Bob as being a better pilot than him, quite an accolade!
mrloudly01 1 month ago
Speecheless after that landing!
Nando85ec 1 month ago
lool bin so lieb
DorisValvt837 2 months ago
lool ich bin erregt
PattyImaef411 2 months ago
Amazing doesn't quite describe this...
wanderfurther 2 months ago
Wow!
Ikeepitreelz 2 months ago
Bob could run out of fuel halfway to his target destination at cruising altitude and still make it to the target destination, probably having fun along the way.
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"Bob, can the airplane be rolled?" "Yes Sir!"
maxpircher 3 months ago
JeraldRJ1 you dickhead shut the fuk up
fabio7482 4 months ago
@fabio7482 what did jerald say wrong? USA IS the greatest nation. deal with it.
TimBougher 3 months ago
Bob Hoover doesn't fly an airplane, he bends the very fabric of time and space around the fuselage of it.
AmericanAviator 4 months ago 18
USA is the greatest nation. We have some of the best skilled aviators and inventors. A lot to improve on. Thanks for uploading this vid. God-Speed to you Mr. Hoover.
JeraldRJ1 4 months ago
ice tea or bourbon?
hemophiliathehorse 4 months ago
Some FAA dick took Bob Hoover's medical simply because he was "too old". Didn't fail a test or anything, just was too old. Some people have no respect.
fritogranito 6 months ago
crazy
Namelessonehun 6 months ago
I read his book 'Forever Flying' some years ago and it was incredible. I enjoyed Bob's as much as Chuck Yeagar's biography.
RealWorldDesign 6 months ago
mind=blown
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MrChatItOut 7 months ago
Bob Hoover probably has more dead stick time than most of us weenies on youtube have total time
bjs030 7 months ago 2
I met Mr. Hoover during an EAA convention many years ago. Being an EAA member, I had flight-line passes and I took my father. After Mr. Hoover had completed his amazing demonstration, my father and I walked up to him. My father asked if he was the Hoover who was in Casablanca in 1943. He turned,and said, "yes and you ran the crash truck". We had dinner with him that night and I felt I was with one of the gods of aviation. Bob may no long be with us, but his skill will live forever.
yachtie100 8 months ago 3
@yachtie100]]]]][[[[[ bob is still alive!
JOHNLCOOK 4 months ago
@JOHNLCOOK Nope... Chuck Testa!
Chrischn89 2 months ago
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2010
"It is my sad duty to tell all of you who read Bob's blog that Bob passed away this past Friday, August 13. How much he will be missed is incalcuable. Thank you all for all the support you have given him. I'm his wife. He was a great man." // He began chemo treatments in January. Born January 24, 1922 - August 13, 2010 •• 88 years of pushing the envelope out over the edge ... and always bring it back!
jwalk77ful 8 months ago
@jwalk77ful dude he's alive and well.
fuck off, idiot.
John19182004 8 months ago
@jwalk77ful He isn't dead.
gnarkillkicksass 7 months ago
@jwalk77ful What in your mind thinks you can say shit like that.
FLY172M 7 months ago
@jwalk77ful everybody else was giving you shit so i figured id pitch in.... YOUR FUCKING STUPID!
xXBONGxRIPXx 6 months ago
@jwalk77ful he is still alive!
rogerlee337 2 weeks ago
the guy is upwind and says "i start out with shutting off both engines" LOL
roofy2k 8 months ago
simply the best. glad I met him in Reno air races
straighttailpilot 8 months ago
@straighttailpilot Wow how was he? I had some friends meet him at the Avalon Air Show here in Australia and they said he was a very humble man willing to have a chat to anyone.
gnarkillkicksass 7 months ago
@gnarkillkicksass lol I think he was tired of signing shirts haha. I asked him to put my name on it he said if he did that for everyone hed run out of ink HAHA. he signed my friends shirt with his name though. he was nice not very talkative though. unlike julie clark. deep respect for that man.
WingsOfGoldMA 7 months ago
Okay, I admit it: Wow!
Tjita1 9 months ago
With a cup of coffee is awesome
TheMassGun 9 months ago
wow, the tea pouring part reaaaaally got me going!
bioniclefan1995 9 months ago
My Dad has owned a warbird since 1985. When I was in 6th grade, we did our first airshow in Kalamazoo, MI. Bob Hoover was there with the Shrike and his yellow Mustang. I took a bottle of Fantastic & a rag and cleaned the oil from his P-51. Later that day, he was taking someone from the press up, and came over and got myself and my father, and we flew with him. He did about 75% of his routine, even the engine-out stuff. I took a pic of the stopped prop from the window, which I still have today.
greenfruitface 9 months ago
the bad thing about this fucked up channel is that i hate it whn people copyright somewone elses vidio its soo anoyying i reporting you for copyright law
nationalflightnetwor 9 months ago
thats nothing........I can roll it while cooking an entire full course meal.
sirsuave14 9 months ago
This guy is a true master, simply amazing !! respect, respect, respect !
24262748 9 months ago
One of the best pilots and best flying maneuvers of all time
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JackMacyntire 9 months ago
I'm just speechless. That's total mastery of a plane.
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KASRUSSIA 10 months ago 2
i always wished that R.A.(Bob) Hoover would get to pilot a shuttle mission (specifically the non powered reentry) and give one of his famous flying exibitions on the way down including slow rolls and the tea pouring trick.
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@blastforyou Practically perfect for him, haha.
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xTheFameKidx 11 months ago
Aerobatic master !
snappin360 11 months ago
That guy was very lucky. Planes should not be flown with the engines off !!
yynnmmbb 11 months ago
@yynnmmbb why not? gliders do all the time...
EatMyPropwash 10 months ago
And yet he does not like roller coasters...
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refriaire 11 months ago
DO A BARREL ROLL
trippin500 11 months ago
None better than Bob !
graycloud057 11 months ago
bestial
WunderWaffen88 11 months ago
I typed "iced tea" on YouTube search and it gave me this video. WTF
arcoom 11 months ago
@arcoom You should feel honored then, because you just got to see the greatest pilot to ever fly a plane at work.
14chaos2 11 months ago 2
Woah! Nice flying!
Jaliya48 11 months ago
Super !!!!!!!
papakuls 1 year ago
Nihahahiiiice!!! Wahow!!!
1Castleinthesky 1 year ago
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Michael Jordan of piloting.
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TraumYou 1 year ago
I haven't seen the Ice Tea pour while doing a roll since I was a kid about 20 or more years ago. I'm proud to saw that I've meet Bob talked to him about that part in his life and he singed my flight log book.
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polysemousncrk 1 year ago
The only thing i can say after watching this is "MOTHERFUCKER!". If the trick with tea at 2:08 isn't a fake then he is a god of flying.
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holywells 1 year ago
@adamlslda ... He has to take the roll with sufficient centrifugal acceleration to draw the drinks against gravity. This is done by a rapid roll.. keeping the elevator back to keep "climbing" against the relative wind.
So, he is a god of flying since he does it effortlessly.
expalman 1 year ago
wow that is amazing!
cutthroatnukka 1 year ago
I have seen this many times! Terific. To bad Bob can no longer perform.
stupidshitsucks 1 year ago
SUPER PILOT!!!!!!!!
ZWORCARZ 1 year ago
How the hell is that physically possible???? (Making a 180 degree turn without spilling one single drop or puring ice tea on a glass without even noticing a plane manking a roll)
Colt357B 1 year ago
@Colt357B
Skilful pilot, that's all what it is, mate!
The roll was so perfect, that you couldn't even feel it, that's the payoff, the more accurate maneuver you perform, makes you get less Gs on your aerobatics.
Phisically possible, but not every pilot in the world can make it... Just the best ones!
marcelofig93 1 year ago
@Colt357B by using centrifugal force to simulate the downward effect of gravity. It's easy: try to spin a basket with eggs in it 360 degrees really fast. The eggs will not fall out
tasmandevil0811 1 year ago
Seen his act a couple of times.....Hauled Hot Air Ballons for owners to DuPage AP IL, dinner in the hanger was my family and I sitting across from Hoover with the Golden Knights and Blue Angels,,,,seems like a dream 35 years later...
Postal67 1 year ago
Had the privlege to meet this man back in the '70's duting his peak time. Feds finally shut him off in the early 90's. Class act all the way. His P-51 demo is even more awesome.
Lowdeltap2003 1 year ago
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PaperModelPlaneLover 1 year ago
WOW!
FrostbiteUK 1 year ago
great mr hoover!!!! the3 best pilot of all time
leaerjet1981 1 year ago
That is the most skillful piloting I've ever seen.
Membrane556 1 year ago 54
@Membrane556 well ay its bob hoover what do you think
TheSupergoalieboy 7 months ago
DAMN!!!
dargay 1 year ago
Show off lol. I worked on the 680f at school, there are one of my favorite planes!
quickguys95 1 year ago
wow that's so cool
weversonman 1 year ago
bobs a legend!
yblocker 1 year ago
What Mr. Hoover wanted to state during the interview is that he has "Balls!" Wow!! I would absolutely have to change my pants if I were on this flight!!
rtdjazz 1 year ago
I believe Audie Murphy was killed in a Shrike Commander.
mindeloman 1 year ago
RIP Bob Hoover... One man who beat the odds, and lived to be an old, and bold pilot.
LateNightCable 1 year ago
@LateNightCable RIP? He's still kickin'.
MiG21bisFishbedL 1 year ago
@MiG21bisFishbedL Oh he is, well that's good. I heard somebody say he passed away. So much for rumors.
LateNightCable 1 year ago
@LateNightCable He's still going strong.
mindeloman 1 year ago
What type of plane is that?
GROFFO32 1 year ago
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THat, my friend, is a Rockwell Shrike Commander I believe.
llanbo 1 year ago
That's a good demonstation of tea factor. I'm sure he wasn't in class tea airspace.
FlightLevelHeaded 1 year ago
@4fifty8 @sloperdude Why are you arguing like old grannies. Nobody really cares what it is. I' ll tell you what it is, it is something like a loop and an aileron and a roll.
It is something that this man made. Who cares if either of you is right. If someone is about to do aerobatics he is gonna learn, till then WE DON'T CARE!
pasxalis17 1 year ago
I love that an airline accident attorney is one of the advertisements on this video!
If there were more pilots like Hoover, they would be out of a job!
thecosmicnomad 1 year ago
Just read on Bob Hoovers blog from his wife that Bob Hoover passed away on August the 13th aged 88. If this is true, then world has lost one of the greatest aerobatic pilots and a wonderful gentleman. RIP Bob
steinwaygrande1 1 year ago
i shat brix at the iced tea.
MilkThatEmo 1 year ago
vorrei sapere e conoscrne i motivi dei tipi che hanno cliccato su non mi piace!!
giovicord 1 year ago
Bob Hoover is a living legend. I can barely fly a 500 through a normal pattern in rough weather...
coach777777 1 year ago
Talk about the Mozart of aviation, holy crap...Hoover is a prodigy.
FSX404 1 year ago
I'll have a coke
coryboy345 1 year ago
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the only remarakble thing here is the strength on the aircrafts wings. the reason you dont see aircraft like this fdoing this every day is purely a matter of strength.
robotwarsaintdead 1 year ago
bad ass..... this guys aviation skill is pretty sick...
xCAPTAINxZIGxZAG 1 year ago
exellent.
eviviers100 1 year ago
Hoover's the best...Yeager even said so...
kc5qnk 1 year ago 27
@kc5qnk People say Chuck Yeager is a jerk.
cjracer1000 1 year ago
That's nothing Bob. Try using a cusinart and a Joe Foreman Grill and I'll be impressed.
SnakemanJeffss 1 year ago
Roll without splling the ice tea is amazing!
FiliberkeNys 1 year ago
@FiliberkeNys it's simply a barrel roll
Faucon551237 1 year ago
@Faucon551237 this is NOT a barrel roll!! it is an aileron roll and it's completely different. a barrel roll is a combination roll and loop, usually pulling 2.5G to 3G. many people not familiar with aerobatics or airplanes in general confuse the two maneuvers
4fifty8 1 year ago
@4fifty8, if you do an aileron roll, you're rolling about the longitudinal axis, and then there's no way to pull one G while you're upside down. There's no acceleration around the longitudinal axis, thus no positive G-force all the way around the roll.
A barrel roll is like a corkscrew through the air. There IS acceleration along the longitudinal axis. You can make it a large, slow, gentle low G corkscrew or a small, fast, higher G corkscrew. Even a 1G corkscrew/barrel roll.
sloperdude 1 year ago
@sloperdude watch the video again and then read the description of an aileron roll from the international aerobatic club... iac.org/begin/figures.html
halfway through a barrel roll your longitudinal axis is actually 90 degrees from your initial heading. if you started on 180, halfway through, you'd be inverted when you're on 270.
4fifty8 1 year ago
@4fifty8, the link you posted proves my case. Read barrel roll again: The flight path during a barrel roll has the shape of a horizontal cork screw. Imagine a big barrel, with the airplanes wheels rolling along the inside of the barrel in a cork screw path. During a barrel roll, the pilot always experiences positive Gs. The maximum is about 2.5 to 3 G. The minimum about 0.5 G.
sloperdude 1 year ago
@sloperdude have you actually been in an aerobatic airplane and then asked the pilot to do a barrel roll?? it's obvious you haven't. i suggest you try it sometime.
watch this video vimeo dot com slash 13988083
at 1:30, the maneuver right after it says "shazam" is a barrel roll. it's hard to see at the start but when coming through the horizon inverted, you'll notice that we end up 90 degrees to the left of the heading we were at inverted, when we roll out level again.
4fifty8 1 year ago
@sloperdude at 1:12 i do two aileron rolls, one slower, one quicker. again, under the IAC site read the 2nd paragraph for aileron rolls. it is EXACTLY what we did. it is also exactly what Hoover did.
btw, you missed the part on the IAC site that said a barrel roll is when "You complete one loop while completing one roll at the same time." where was the loop here?!? THIS IS NOT A BARREL ROLL!
4fifty8 1 year ago
@4fifty8, yes I've been in aircraft (including gliders) doing aerobatics. I've done rolls, loops barrel rolls, wing overs, etc. In a barrel roll the nose -may- be pointing 90 degrees from where it is when you're level again, or it -may- be less. A barrel roll varies from an aileron roll in infinite degrees. But, as the link you pointed to me earlier says, "During a barrel roll, the pilot ALWAYS experiences positive G's." That's the only way you keep water in a glass when it's inverted.
sloperdude 1 year ago
@sloperdude i can tell you're just a fan boy with no real experience. mostly from the fact that you believe that the WW2 pilots had to do a barrel roll into a dive because they needed +G on the fuel system. it's called a gravity fed system and many cessnas use the same type of system. i've been inverted in a C172 and C152, and i did an aileron roll to the inverted which in some cases i made the engine quit and some times i had the engine run the whole time. don't believe everything u read
4fifty8 1 year ago
@4fifty8, You may have your own opinion of me, but that doesn't make it true. I've never challenged your authority. You may be wise to remember that you are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.
sloperdude 1 year ago
@4fifty8, If you don't believe me, get it from Wikipedia: Barrel Roll. (You Tube won't allow the link.)
"One advantage of the barrel roll over the aileron roll is that it is possible to maintain positive "g" force throughout the maneuver. In an aileron roll, if the interior is not immaculately clean, any loose material will be thrown about when inverted due to the force of gravity, which can also momentarily interrupt fuel flow in the aircraft."
sloperdude 1 year ago
@sloperdude go back to that video i posted from vimeo. when i was flying those aileron rolls at 1:12, at no time did i experience negative G. you would have seen me slide up in the seat because i had actually forgotten to tighten down my shoulder straps completely before take off. im the guy in the rear seat. i found that out after the video cam over heated and i did some inverted flight. there is a reason to raising the nose 20 degrees before an aileron roll.
4fifty8 1 year ago
...Continued... In WWII, some American fighter aircraft engines would not provide fuel under negative G's, which is why, if you've ever seen a WWII movie with certain fighters, you'd see them do a barrel roll as they peeled out of formation into a dive, so that there would be positive G's on the fuel system.
sloperdude 1 year ago
@sloperdude btw i'm a commercial pilot with a multi-IFR (group 1) with an instructor rating and have some aerobatic experience
4fifty8 1 year ago
@4fifty8, Again, search Wikipedia for Bob Hoover, and you'll see this about halfway down: "With the advent of camcorders, Hoover added a flourish to the act by pouring a cup of tea from a Thermos bottle, while performing a slow barrel roll, a 1G maneuver."
How many other examples do you need?
sloperdude 1 year ago
@sloperdude the barrel roll is prob the most misunderstood aerobatic maneuver and you'll find guys everywhere on the internet talking like they know exactly what it is. i'm sure you heard or read about it from someone and then it makes sense to you so you believe it and start spreading hear-say. please stop! hoover did not do a proper barrel roll. you obvs don't believe me so call up an aerobatic flying school and ask an instructor.
4fifty8 1 year ago
@4fifty8, Misunderstood? Please.
sloperdude 1 year ago
@sloperdude are you implying that misunderstood is not a word? look it up in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
read the damn pdf file and stop your trolling!
4fifty8 1 year ago
@sloperdude hopefully this clears up your's and everyone else's confusion. look at this article by a MCFI-Aerobatic... translated "Master Certificated Flight Instructor-Aerobatic"
iacusn.org/schools/reprints/08aug_rollisa.pdf
4fifty8 1 year ago
@4fifty8, nasm DOT si DOT edu SLASH events SLASH pressroom SLASH releaseDetail DOT cfm?releaseID=166 When the NASM gave Hoover the NASM trophy, in their remarks it says this: "Hoover poured iced tea from a pitcher into a glass on his T-39 instrument panel while performing a perfect barrel roll. He didn’t spill a drop."
I ordered Hoover's autobiography a few days ago; when I get it I'll give you the page where he personally says it was a barrel roll. Until then, adios.
sloperdude 1 year ago
@4fifty8 , The link doesn't work in either Chrome or Firefox. They automatically append the h t t p prefix.
sloperdude 1 year ago
@sloperdude before you hit enter, add: "w w w DOT" to the beginning and it should work. make sure it doesn't add other characters anywhere after you hit enter
regarding autobiography and what NASM says: i wouldn't care if hoover himself says, or apparently says, that it was a barrel roll. i know it wasn't. if he did say it, he's prob playing into the popularity of his "barrel roll" and imagine if he came out and said, oh no, it's actually an aileron roll!
4fifty8 1 year ago
@4fifty8, Re: Hoover, it looks like you're trying to make a heads I win, tails I win argument. Straighten up and fly right.
sloperdude 1 year ago
@sloperdude wow.. im sure glad i've never had someone like you as a student so far. you should study some philosophy and psychology courses. i'm always amazed at the conclusions people on the internet make. you are either completely stubborn and won't call an aerobatic school/read the pdf file i sent.... or you've realized that you're wrong and can't admit it. you have urself a good day, im done arguing with a wanna-be pilot.
4fifty8 1 year ago
... I'm familiar to it. If you prefer, it's a 1G roll.
Faucon551237 1 year ago
@Faucon551237, a 1G roll is nothing but a mild barrel roll.
sloperdude 1 year ago
lol wtf!!!!!
ICE TEA?
jepkurt09 1 year ago
this is one of the videos I first saw when i was starting my training.... this guy is awesome!!
speedierfiber 1 year ago
WOOOOOW HE REALY CAN FLAY ,GOD HE IS GOOOOOD.
shaikhdishgan1 1 year ago
mr. Hoover does have balls, that's for sure
MrChroot 1 year ago
I had the pleasure of seeing Bob Hoover at an airshow in Tasmania In the mid 90's. What an aviator! I then had the experience of flying an Aero Commander in IFR into Hobart airport. Both were 2 things i will not forget in a hurry.
wingtipvortex 1 year ago
A one of a kind right there!
graycloud057 1 year ago
Had an accident, now he's dead....
pokos57 1 year ago
Bob Hoover is NOT dead. He is however, probably the best pilot that has ever lived.
air1070 1 year ago
This guy is awesome!
mathcaou11 1 year ago
well its interesting but he has a clown nose.. =D
allldstar 1 year ago
English Turbine, you are right but how many piston engined pilots would have the stones to turn off their engines off and fly this routine?
TatarAvi8r 1 year ago
@TatarAvi8r Well, unlike Bob, I would imagine a lot of private Pilots do not actually own their aircraft as such. He was flying a twin Turboprop, with plenty of power on one engine, the bird could fly all day on one engine with the other prop feathered. I dont wish to take away from Bob, hes clearly a talented pilot, but its still not that remarkable, just something you dont see every day....:)
EnglishTurbines 1 year ago
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cristo71 1 year ago
@cristo71 Sorry, I refer you to my last mail....:)
EnglishTurbines 1 year ago
Great avaitor
privateaircraftworks 1 year ago
Is he still flying at Reno airrace?
P214Stearman 1 year ago
SWEET!!!!!!!!!
MANDELBROT27 1 year ago
Superb skill, this man's a legend !!
cashman156 1 year ago
I don't know how many air shows that I have been to that I have seen Bob Hoover do this Energy Management show but it never gets old. I have been lucky enough to talk to him quite a few times at the Torrance airport. He kept his airplanes there and so did my dad and I. He not only is a very knowledgeable man but he is also very humble.
TatarAvi8r 1 year ago
@TatarAvi8r Well, hats off to Bob.... But what he is doing is not that remarkable, like he said himself...and he is right....Gliders do this shit all the time.
EnglishTurbines 1 year ago
@EnglishTurbines What gliders pour cups of ice tea whilst performing a barrel roll all the time?
GeneralG1810 1 year ago
@GeneralG1810 There are plenty of German made gliders that could do a barrel roll exactly like he was doing. Pouring a drink at the same time?..ok if you want to....but why?...Its not so remarkable is all Im saying, but it is entertaining.
EnglishTurbines 1 year ago
@EnglishTurbines Well theres gotta be something in his flying, he didnt get a reputation as one of the best pilots around for nothing. Im not saying he is the one and only but fact is he is well respected in the aviation crowd.
GeneralG1810 1 year ago
@GeneralG1810 I think I gave him credit in my earlier post. "one of the best Pilots around"?..compared to who exactly?..He flies a well powered twin turboprop aircraft which benifits from retracts...He uses gravity to maintain airspeed, ie just what any other Glider pilot does all the time. He even said so himself....Hats off to the guy tho for dreaming up a well presented and different entertaining show...:)..Flying a fast jet in a close diamond 9 formation though is a lot more skillfull.
EnglishTurbines 1 year ago
@EnglishTurbines The Shrike Commander is not a twin turboprop; it is a twin piston engine airplane. Yes, it can fly on one engine, but it is difficult to do aerobatics that way. Heck, it is difficult to do aerobatics in the Commander, period. It isn't an aerobatic aircraft. Do glider pilots do a loop and 8 point roll 100 feet off the ground prior to landing? No. The only other pilot I have heard of doing a similar routine was famed Lockheed test pilot Tony LeVier. It IS remarkable.
cristo71 1 year ago
@cristo71 Sorry, my bad, its not twin Turboprop. I never tried to discredit Bob, if you read my other posts you will see. All I said was, its not that remarkable, turning gravity in your favour that is.
EnglishTurbines 1 year ago
@EnglishTurbines It is extremely easy to lose favor with gravity-- especially in a powerless airplane-- which is NOT a sailplane, nor is it aerobatic by design.
cristo71 1 year ago
@cristo71 Well, this plane has retracts and feathering props...its not so bad I think...:)
EnglishTurbines 1 year ago
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cristo71 1 year ago
@cristo71 Agreed, A DC3 would not mange that at full power...lol.. The Shrike however is a very different bird.
EnglishTurbines 1 year ago
@EnglishTurbines A DC-3 is a retract with feathering props as well. If THAT plane did an engine out aerobatic routine, you would not find it remarkable, either?
cristo71 1 year ago
@EnglishTurbines Yes, it does have those drag reducing items. So, one has to wonder why more pilots (more than two deceased/retired pilots) don't fly this "unremarkable" routine...
cristo71 1 year ago
@cristo71 Well, the easy answer is, they have more sense...Doing this routine though I still say is not that remarkable....knowing where the limit is, IS PRACTICE....... And clearly, Bob knows his bird very well indeed...well done I say.
EnglishTurbines 1 year ago
fantastic....
realmavi 1 year ago
Ha people don't believe you can keep lift that long xD
alexcunningham23 1 year ago
He doesn't have more exposure he has balls.
greekdude75 1 year ago
this guy is croatian!
hellrazor665 1 year ago
he rules
steveo928 1 year ago