The "Kulbit" (also known as the "Frolov chakra") is another aerial maneuver developed by Russian pilots in which the aircraft performs an extremely tight loop, often not much wider than the length of the aircraft itself. It differs from the traditional inside loop as it uses post-stall maneuvering, or PSM, techniques. Like most post-stall maneuvers, it demonstrates pitch control outside the normal flight envelope wherein pitch control is made possible by having aerodynamic flow over the aircraft's elevators or stabilators.

The name "Kulbit" is derived from the Russian Кульбит, meaning "somersault". The alternate name, "Frolov's Chakra", refers to Russian test pilot Yevgeni Frolov, the pilot who first carried out the maneuver, while "chakra" is a yogic term, meaning "vortex" or "whirlpool".

The Kulbit drastically decreases the aircraft's speed and could theoretically be used to cause a pursuing aircraft to overshoot its target. The maneuver is closely related to the famous "Pugachev's Cobra" maneuver, but the Kulbit completes the loop that the Cobra almost immediately cuts off.

Announcements & Information

Megathreads and spaces to hang out:
❤️ Come listen to music with your fellow Hexbears in Cy.tube
🧡 Come talk in the New weekly queer thread
💛 Monthly Neurodiverse Megathread

Reminders:
💚 You can join specific comms to see posts about all sorts of topics
💙 Hexbear’s algorithm prioritizes comments and discussions over upbears
💜 Sorting by new makes your comrades happy
🌈 If you ever want to make your own megathread, you can go here

‏‏‎ ‎
Links To Resources (Aid and Theory):

spoiler

Aid:
‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ 💙‎ Comprehensive list of resources for those in need of an abortion -- reddit link
‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎💙 Resources for Palestine
Theory:
‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ❤️ Foundations of Leninism
‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ❤️ Anarchism and Other Essays
‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ❤️ Mega upload with theory for many tendencies :::

  • OldMole [he/him]
    ·
    3 years ago

    What's up with people acting disgusted when they see someone of a sex they are not attracted to nude? Is it actually disgusting to you, or are the straights just being dramatic again?

    • Sklorp [she/her]
      ·
      3 years ago

      I think this is a dude thing. In general women are pretty comfortable seeing naked women in my experience. I don't know how lesbians feel about naked dudes, except a lesbian friend of mine once saying she thinks dicks are hilarious.

      • ButtBidet [he/him]
        ·
        3 years ago

        And I do wonder how much of the dude revulsion is just performative I'm-not-gay acting, or mental shit carrying over from that.

      • Mindfury [he/him]
        ·
        edit-2
        3 years ago

        I feel like creepy geriatrics being naked in pool changerooms has turned generations of straight dudes away from confidently being naked infront of other dudes

        • Mindfury [he/him]
          ·
          3 years ago

          I don't have a concern about being naked in front of other dudes from a sexuality standpoint; i'm just overweight and have smol pp

          • Sklorp [she/her]
            ·
            3 years ago

            I have bags of fat hanging from my torso and no pp at all, and that doesn't hold me back :soviet-huff:

    • HelpMeImInHell [none/use name]
      ·
      3 years ago

      Back when I used :reddit-logo: regularly, I kind of liked the sub r/normalnudes. It was just regular people naked, men, women, nby. It wasn't sexualized, it wasn't "fap material" just people displaying their bodies. I never posted, because I'm full of shame, but I thought about it a number of times. It was body-positive, and self affirming to the people who posted. R*ddit is a fucking hell hole, but that was one of the subs that made me feel more comfortable with naked bodies, including my own. I was never one to be disgusted or even remotely put-off by seeing people I wasn't attracted to nude, and I do think at least some of that attitude is, as you say, the straights being dramatic. But normalizing the diversity of nude bodies I think tends to help alleviate that body-phobic attitude. Which is why I liked that sub.

    • Ideology [she/her]
      ·
      3 years ago

      I think in people who are like this, their brain emits the pleasing chemicals when they see someone hot and then the tap gets turned off when they see someone not hot. It's like terfs bitching that transwomen in lesbian bars lowers their odds of getting laid. They're being mentally lazy and just want the visually pleasant things to fall in their lap for an effortless hookup instead of travelling 10 miles on foot to meet their cousin's only single friend in the next town over like their ancestors.