OK, first off, I do not fly aerobatics other than with my R/C models.
But, I wonder if anyone out there has any input about how an RV will act in a hammerhead turn???
When flying R/C stuff, I will either split S or pull up into a hammerhead if the engine fails on takeoff. Both maneuvers work better than a 180 turn to get back to the runway in my experience.
Obviously the RV will not perform exactly like the R/C---------but ?????????
This adds another factor to the mix------low level acro, but anyone out there ever played around-----at SAFE altitude----- with this to see what the plane will do???
Mike- deadstick hammerheads don't go so well...no propwach to pivot the airplane. And from a Vx or Vy climb, you will stall the airplane before you get vertical enough to even practice your glider hammerhead idea. As F1R says - Darwin award. In my Pitts, I can do a half turn spin in the same amount of altitude loss as the turnback, but this again would be pretty stupid, since during the turn if you can't quite make it around, you can always roll wings level before hitting the ground, which is a whole lot more survivable than not quite pulling out from a 1/2 turn spin.