Roost Air Lounge => Aviation related topics => Topic started by: Frank N. O. on June 19, 2007, 01:26:33 AM
Title: Anyone heard of a John Derry-roll? (Knights of the Sky/Sky Fighters)
Post by: Frank N. O. on June 19, 2007, 01:26:33 AM
I heard this in the early part of the movie, anyone heard of it? I didn't really see it in the movie, although so far (seen 30 minutes so far) the aerial filiming is absolutely awesome! And it doesn't hurt there's a strong yet still beutiful femine blonde amazon pilot in the movie either (I use the term amazone for a strong woman and don't link anything negative to it, not sure if other people do). I use the term amazon also because while being femine she's nevertheless taller than me according to imdb. But that's fine, I have no problem looking up to a woman, here's a |:)\ to women pilots! (yes I know she's just an actress but I can dream can't I? Sandra Hess from Pensecola wasn't bad either).
Frank
Title: Re: Anyone heard of a John Derry-roll? (Knights of the Sky/Sky Fighters)
Post by: AirScorp on June 19, 2007, 07:53:11 PM
Ohhhhh... The clouds!!!! Good movie you picked there Frank!!! Not so much of a plot and action (or maybe I can't get the French way of thinking) but I fell in love with the photography.. Got to see it again!
Title: Re: Anyone heard of a John Derry-roll? (Knights of the Sky/Sky Fighters)
Post by: airtac on July 01, 2007, 03:13:53 AM
John Derry roll or do you mean John's Dairy Roll
I think they have a cream filled center :-\
Title: Re: Anyone heard of a John Derry-roll? (Knights of the Sky/Sky Fighters)
Post by: Oddball on February 17, 2008, 03:23:27 PM
ok old thread time again but a derry roll is a roll (well duh lol) and you pull out of it in the turn for example a roll to starboard you pull out into a turn to starboard same if you turn to port, i think it was a old ww2 battle of britain tactic made up by us brits.......but if any one else knows better please correct me.
Ian
Title: Re: Anyone heard of a John Derry-roll? (Knights of the Sky/Sky Fighters)
Post by: G-man on February 17, 2008, 05:00:19 PM
Gman--next time try a Nice Muscat with that Blue Cheese or better yet with a Brie !! ::drinking::
OH MOMMA!---I ain't touchin' that line about a guy in port---- :o
And Oddball--THAT DOWN THERE IN ENGLAND IS WHERE THAT CLOCK IS ----IT AIN"T PART OF SCOTLAND IS IT? :-X
No but Scotland was part of England, until Mel Gibson liberated it. I majored in History, can't you tell :P :P :P :P
Title: Re: Anyone heard of a John Derry-roll? (Knights of the Sky/Sky Fighters)
Post by: Oddball on February 17, 2008, 09:26:33 PM
but what i dont understand is where did the funny cloth stuff the so called "scots" wore come into it? felt caustraphobic in taht london place there was no hills ::unbelieveable::
Title: Re: Anyone heard of a John Derry-roll? (Knights of the Sky/Sky Fighters)
Post by: leiafee on February 17, 2008, 10:49:15 PM
I thought "I'll answer this" then found I couldn't describe the manourvre without waving my hands (and preferably a toy aeroplane around)
Roll as if into a turn in one direction but keep the roll going past inverted as you turn until you can pull out facing ninety degress in the *opposite* direction the to direction of the intial turn...
Or to put it another way -- instead of banking 60 degrees to the right to turn right, roll through 300 degrees left to get to the same point and pull from there.
Hard to describe but you've almost certainly seen it at any airshow you came to name. Looks great.
Title: Re: Anyone heard of a John Derry-roll? (Knights of the Sky/Sky Fighters)
Post by: Oddball on February 17, 2008, 11:14:58 PM
thanks leiafee i must of went 60 degrees too far lol
Title: Re: Anyone heard of a John Derry-roll? (Knights of the Sky/Sky Fighters)
Post by: Frank N. O. on February 21, 2008, 05:03:48 AM
