The
2008 RAF Tucano Flying Display
The Tucano dispaly is flown from a holding position away from the display airfield. The display can not be flown directly from take off.
2008
Display - Full Sequence
Arrival - low pass |
Canadian break into max rate turn |
Vertical 360 degree roll to pitch away - roll through 270 degrees in descent |
1/2 Cuban |
4 pt Roll |
3/4 Loop - 90 degree roll away in vertical |
Prince of Wales - 180 degree roll in descent |
1/4 clover |
Negative 1/2 Cuban |
Canadian break to 35 degree offset |
Hesitation reverse wingover |
1/4 Clover - in 45 degrees out 45 degrees |
1/2 Horizontal into max possible rate turn/max rate turn |
Stall turn with 60 degree roll in descent |
Reverse wing over |
Slow roll |
Hesitation 1/2 cuban |
Inverted fly through |
Horizontal 8 into max possible rate turn/max rate turn |
Stall turn configuring to land or stall turn clean to fly through at 100 ft after reverse wing over |
+ slow / aileron rolls a/r for wind |
Duration = 8.00 mins
2008 Display - Rolling Sequence
The rolling display is used when
the weather is unfit for the full display. Although
it is designed for a cloud base down to 1500 feet, where
possible Stew makes use of any gaps in the cloud to
raise the vertical extent of the rolling display.
Arrival - Low pass |
Canadian break into max rate turn |
Stall turn with 90 deg roll |
Aileron roll |
1/2 Horizontal |
4 Point roll |
Oblique loop |
Rev W/O |
450 deg break left |
Derry wing Over |
Canadian break right |
1/2 Horizontal |
Canadian break to 35 degree offset |
Hesitation reverse wingover |
Barrel roll left - in 45 degrees out 45 degrees |
1/2 Horizontal into max possible rate turn/max rate turn |
Stall turn with 60 degree roll in descent |
Reverse wing over |
Slow roll |
Canadian break |
Hesitation reverse wingover |
Inverted fly through |
Horizontal 8 into max possible rate turn/max rate turn |
Stall turn configuring or stall turn clean to fly through 100 ft after reverse wing over |
+ slow / aileron rolls a/r for wind |
Duration = 7 mins
2008
Display - Flat Sequence
The flat display is similar to the
rolling display but can be used with a cloud base down
to 1000 feet. Stew is able to switch between the various
display types while he is airborne to maximise the variety
of manoeuvres the Tucano has to offer for the crowd.
Arrival - Low pass |
Canadian break into max rate turn |
Canadian break left |
Derry turn |
Max rate turn through 400 degrees |
Canadian break left |
Roll 450 degrees break left |
Derry turn |
Canadian break right |
Derry turn |
4 Point roll |
Canadian break left into max rate turn |
Canadian break right - in 45 degrees out 45 degrees |
Canadian break left into max rate turn |
Slow roll |
Derry turn |
Inverted pass |
Max rate turn right 270 deg |
Canadian break left or right to land/low pass as required |
+ slow / aileron rolls a/r for wind |
Duration = 6 mins
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