Quick guide on how to perform snap rolls

PROPER snap rolls use very little if any aileron at all. The roll is caused by getting one side of the aircraft to stall before the other, thereby whipping the wing with lift around in the roll. To do this, Elevator to increase the angle of attack on the wing and then RUDDER to induce yaw to point that one side stalls will whip the a/c around in the snap roll. To come out of it, reverse the the control inputs, forward on the stick and opposite rudder. Some use ailerons to assist with the recovery, but they are not used to initiate a proper snap roll.

Also, especially early mustangs were not rated to do snap rolls due to weakness in the horizontal stabilizer. Later D models had this reinforced though still not sure it was recommended. Pilots did tend to do things for survival though so not saying it didn't happen.

PROPER snap rolls use very little if any aileron at all. The roll is caused by getting one side of the aircraft to stall before the other, thereby whipping the wing with lift around in the roll. To do this, Elevator to increase the angle of attack on the wing and then RUDDER to induce yaw to point that one side stalls will whip the a/c around in the snap roll. To come out of it, reverse the the control inputs, forward on the stick and opposite rudder. Some use ailerons to assist with the recovery, but they are not used to initiate a proper snap roll.

 

Also, especially early mustangs were not rated to do snap rolls due to weakness in the horizontal stabilizer. Later D models had this reinforced though still not sure it was recommended. Pilots did tend to do things for survival though so not saying it didn't happen.

Hmm, interesting.. thanks for the info