Soviet pilots fighting the Nazi vultures during the war, made more than six hundred rams.This feat, defending the Moscow sky, made a pilot Victor Talalikhin, becoming an example to other heroes.As a maneuver that allows escape from the attack from the rear hemisphere, widely used and so-called "loop".The author of these common and have become classics of aviation techniques - Russian pilot Pyotr Nesterov.Loop and Tara were met them for the first time in the world.On this day I remember not all.
What was the "safe flight" in the presentation of the English and French
At the dawn of aviation in the theory of aeronautics predominated safety concepts according to which all the maneuvers made by aircraft, were to be carried out in a horizontal plane.Vertical movement allowed only when climbing and descending.The natural fear of air predominated both in theory and in the minds of any bank was perceived as an emergency situation and demanded immediate action to eliminate it.But the concept has been formally adopted and the enemy.He wanted to fly safely, turns "lay" with the bank, and even turn your airplane as saying Russian, "upside down."It did not fit in the understanding of venerable foreign professionals aviators.No wonder there was that dreamed of a "figure" piloting a Russian officer-pilot Pyotr Nesterov, a graduate of Gatchina aeronautical school.
Education
example of their work enthusiasm and selfless devotion to the homeland can serve as the fate of Peter Nesterov.Loop, made them become the peak of his skills, but it was preceded by a huge work.Hereditary military, he first got the Artillery education.On the level of the supreme command of the Imperial Russian schools can be judged by how well future pilots versed in mathematics.This knowledge enabled him to make the necessary theoretical calculations justifying the need for banks in the turns and the possibility of vertical maneuvers previously seemed deadly tricks.Engineering skills contributed to the implementation of many of their own designs and changes in schemes of serial airplanes.All of this was not available most of the time pilots, armed with courage and skills aerobatics, and nothing more.
As it was
The theory is good, but its provisions need practical evidence.Having made a few long-distance flights, the brave airman came close to realization of the main idea.In 1913, everything was ready.The plane "Nieuport-4", equipped with semidesyatisilnym motor "Gnome", was in Kiev Syretsko field.The crowd gathered here, expect the protagonist of the upcoming action, pilot Nesterov.The loop was then called "dead" because of the extreme riskiness of this "fatal ciphers."On 27 August was the date of the change of the aviation term.He received the name of the person who won the eternal fear of mankind and gave freedom of maneuver of future pilots.Now the plane the air was a reliable support, regardless of its spatial position.
What is a loop, called since 1913, loop the loop
Loop is a vertical maneuver the aircraft in a vicious circle, hence the name.It is the uplink and downlink, depending on the position of the starting point relative to the end on the ordinate.Currently sporting performance of the figures provides maximum approximation of its shape to a circle (the more it is "rounder", the qualification of the pilot is considered above).In real air combat, this rule is not respected, too "clean" version makes it possible to predict the position of the enemy target, making it easy to defeat, so often it is oval, elongated vertically or horizontally.In times of Nesterov's loop has been rising, its shape has not been important.He is admired by the very fact that at some point the pilot with his airplane hovered above the ground upside down.
Abroad
History teaches that Russia's priorities are recognized abroad are extremely reluctant.Zealous attitude to their own excellence (often imagined), and demonstrated the feat against Russian pilot.After 12 days, loop the loop could be repeated the French aviator Pegu.Of course, it was a desperate act, the courage to ace can not be denied, but somehow, even in Russia the follower of our pilot press paid more attention than most pioneer and theorist of aerobatics.Abroad loop the loop and now prefer to call "dead" or coil (Loop The Loop).However, there now believe that Marconi invented the radio ...
loop Nesterov "Uortundere»
There is a computer game «War Thunder».Nesterov loop in it - rather complicated maneuvers requiring a certain level of "pilot" -geymera.To do it, it is important to gain the necessary speed (typically up to 400 km / h) and gradually take over the tiller, keeping this position for as long as the horizon is level.It is important to avoid a critical roll, resulting in the game, and in a real flying to stall in horizontal uncontrollable tailspin.Loop Nesterov «War Thunder» is beautiful and difficult, but sitting behind the monitor, you can not fully imagine the complex feelings of the pilot, it turns upside down for a moment.Moreover, in case of failure, the consequences of wrong actions limited to a sense of disappointment.The sky is not the computer, does not forgive mistakes ...
