Whip Stalls???

[mesabas340]

Does anyone know what a whip stall is? This is mentioned in Cessna aircraft manuals but I cannot find an explaination of what it is nor has anyone I talked to know what it is.

[NatefromRI]

Found this on Google:

Charles Nungesser ran up his score to ten by mid-June of 1916, an outstanding number at that time. Flying over Forges late in the month, he knocked down an L.V.G.

His favorite maneuver was the whip stall. He would get above his oppenent and dive down sharply, gaining terrific speed. Then, he would pull out the dive from somewhat below the enemy, and pull up, firing a burst into the plane's belly. When he could thus deliver a fatal blow, it worked fine. But if not, he had no choice but to stall at the top of the zoom; with little airspeed, he was highly exposed. In part this tactic contributed to his frequent injuries.

That sort of explains it. Sounds like fun (aside from the injuries!) wink

--NatefromRI