I watched the new video of the Subsonex test flight. Really neat view from the pilots perspective. I noticed during the takeoff roll he seemed to pull the stick full back and as the nose came off he lowered the nose to takeoff attitude.
I know from watching videos that is the way carriers planes do it but they are being assisted rather strenuously.
I would think this would introduce drag from full up elevator deflection the same reason I don't lower flaps until just at rotation.
Is this a technique others use, is it unique to jets or to just this pilot.
Always something new,,,eh?
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