The Fokker Triplane is one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built and this is one exceptional example of it ... and huge.
The Immelmann Turn is an ancient part of aerial dogfighting and it requires pulling a steep ascent followed by a one-eighty degree tight turn at the top of the ascent and near stall speed. Then the aircraft dives directly back toward the original target, traveling at an immense speed. (WIKI: Immelmann Turn)
Note: I learned of that reading pulp fiction about WWI aces as a kid.
The Immelmann Turn is an ancient part of aerial dogfighting and it requires pulling a steep ascent followed by a one-eighty degree tight turn at the top of the ascent and near stall speed. Then the aircraft dives directly back toward the original target, traveling at an immense speed. (WIKI: Immelmann Turn)
Note: I learned of that reading pulp fiction about WWI aces as a kid.
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