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Uploaded by on Oct 9, 2005

This vid was the result of a discussion to see if a trike could hold alt in a 60deg bank for a full turn or more

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  • The trike is a DTA Voyager 912S. The pilot is an ex USAF carrier pilot who now flies 777's. He's a trike instructor and pilot examiner. The flight came about over a discussion to see if a trike could sustain a 60deg+ bank without losing altitude.

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  • at 5:34 you can see him go 90 deg, maybe a little more even. You can see he quickely returns to 0 after he saw that. heheh....pretty lucky if you ask me (don't push God's buttons)

  • I fly 6ft over groud banking to a 15sec 360 deg turn.

    My flights are hell exciting. Ill post my yesterdays video. LOOF FOR IT.

  • I wanna buy one of those...Which are the best ones?

  • Be careful. Any trike pilot trained in the UK is able to perform 60 degree banked turns without losing height - it's part of the syllabus. The same pilots will also tell you that continuing an advanced turn beyond 270 degs is downright dangerous due to wake & various gyroscopic effects. Don't try it! PS I'm a trike instructor with 5000+ hours....

  • Very nice however the coment "USAF carrier pilot who now flies 777's" doesnt mean much. Trikes fly nothing like 3 axis aircraft. Most good trike pilots can fly 60 degree turns and maintain altitude if they have enough power. And yes, I am a trike pilot.

  • Search "motnik" watch "ultralight flying is fun" near the end will show what happens when you go FULLY inverted. ENJOY!!!!

  • search "motnik" and watch "ultralight flying is fun" to see a 180 degree bank inverted fall, nosedive into landing manuver!!! It is near the end of the video.

  • Trike never gets above the wing and barely pulls 2g. There's a slight wobble in the last segment as the trike passes through it's wake. Hardly any stress in the trike at all.

  • Having watched it again, im more concered about the near invertedness of the trike. AT some points the carriage is above the wing, if the frame isnt strengthened, IIRC there's a risk of it collapsing and the carriage falling throught the wing.

    This is what i was taught whilst studying.

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