Changeup
05-01-2010, 02:51 PM
He never lost an ACM fight....ever and had this bet while an instructor at Nellis...I believe I have seen Krup do this maneuver but to escape only.
"Boyd liked the F-100 and became one of the best – or even the best – USAF Super Sabre pilot. Boyd’s specialty was a maneuver called “flat-plating the bird” where you stop the aircraft in the air by pulling the stick all the way back with both hands and hold it there. Once the airspeed is down you stomp full rudder and perform a corkscrew maneuver which forces the opponent in front of you and you can shoot him with your gun camera. Boyd’s message to young F-100 pilots was the essence of using the rudder at high angle of attack. Boyd’s maneuver lead to the birth of the “40-second Boyd” legend. Boyd had a 40 dollar standing bet that he could get to the tail of any opponent within 40 seconds from a starting position where the opponent started from Boyd’s tail. Boyd never lost his bet while he was flying fighters at Nellis."
"Boyd liked the F-100 and became one of the best – or even the best – USAF Super Sabre pilot. Boyd’s specialty was a maneuver called “flat-plating the bird” where you stop the aircraft in the air by pulling the stick all the way back with both hands and hold it there. Once the airspeed is down you stomp full rudder and perform a corkscrew maneuver which forces the opponent in front of you and you can shoot him with your gun camera. Boyd’s message to young F-100 pilots was the essence of using the rudder at high angle of attack. Boyd’s maneuver lead to the birth of the “40-second Boyd” legend. Boyd had a 40 dollar standing bet that he could get to the tail of any opponent within 40 seconds from a starting position where the opponent started from Boyd’s tail. Boyd never lost his bet while he was flying fighters at Nellis."