MiG-29 Fulcrum
Fausto Romeo's Review
Stalls
The tail slide, (or bell) is another one of those special tricks of the 'Fulcrum' trade that are part of any respectable pilot's airshow repertoire. The MiG's nose is pulled all the way up in order to go vertical, and engine power is quickly brought to idle, while the aircraft reaches zero airspeed and starts to slide back on its tail.
At this point it is recommendable to gradually apply more power (in the real MiG-29, where the throttle is split into two separable blocks, it would be necessary to lead with the right-hand throttle to prevent the aircraft from yawing too much on the right), push the stick all the way forward, and enter a dive to pick up speed and recover full control over the Fulcrum
Press F9 for the special "Cobra View"
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