3D Aerobatics

3D Aerobatics are typically practiced in aircraft designed for supermaneuvrability, such as the Aviat Eagle, the Sukhoi Su-27 (Russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker), or the Lockheed Martin F-22.

Aircraft either achieve this through having designs that allow for high lift at low speeds, large control surface deflections, or thrust vectoring.

The Aviat Eagle, after stalling, is able to gain some degree of control after just a few moments of falling to regain velocity, and is then able to resume regular flight.

[1] 3D Aerobatics in non-thrust vectoring aircraft are typically reserved for display purposes and hold little use in standard everyday flight.

The Russian Su-27 Flanker can, in theory, lock an adversary with IRST and perform a cobra maneuver in which it suddenly pitches upwards but continues laterally, gaining 90 degrees or higher of AoA, and launches a heat-seeking missile.

3D aerobatic flying is a typically performed by model aircraft which have been configured with a higher thrust-to-weight ratio of more than 1:1.

This allows the pilot to practice and hone their skills before using the real RC model which may be costly exercise in the event of a crash.

Many of these models are designed after full scale airframes with slight modifications to accommodate thrust to weight ratios, control surface sizes.

Hover You pull the aircraft into a completely vertical attitude and allow the propeller to hold the aeroplane in the air in plane much like a helicopter.

Harrier A very slow forward flight motion with the nose high at about 45 degrees of attitude.

Most capable pilots find this easier than a standard harrier due to the wing being above the center of gravity rather than below it.

Once the spin is initiated you will level the ailerons and increase engine speed a bit to pull the aircraft around.

To go from upright: go straight up make a quarter roll Cut your throttle and apply full rudder and down elevator.