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.
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"The word coffee we have seen that a few times in various conversations, that's a description of a money payment?" Mr Redlich asked.
With a nod of his head Mr Dean confirmed “coffee” was indeed code for “cash”.
Catherine Boston: Is that the truth Mr Dean?
Wayne Dean: Well it varies, three coffees is $150 dollars, it could have been $180, could have been $200.
Ms Boston: Or $300?
Mr Dean: It could have been $300.
Mr Dean’s inability to recall how much “coffee” he received from Bill Meletsis was a constant feature of the hearing.
Ms Boston produced recorded phone conversations, emails and text messages that suggested Mr Meletsis had in fact paid the detective thousands of dollars each time he’d helped recover a debt.
And
“My relationship with Mr Gatto is one of respect to each other, I suppose is the word,” the detective told the hearing. “I don’t ask anything of him; he never asks anything of me.”
Despite their relationship, it seems Mr Dean was unaware of Mr Gatto’s criminal history.
Ms Boston: You didn’t know that he had a, up until 2016, a four-page criminal history with firearms and other weapons offences, gaming offences, dishonesty offences and assault offences, including assaulting police?
Mr Dean: No, I didn’t know. I’ve never checked him.
Ms Boston: What I’m putting to you is it is completely implausible that you were unaware that this man had a criminal history.
Mr Dean: Look, I did not know he had a criminal history.
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