Bob Hoover RIP

[MiloMorai]

One of, if not, the greatest pilot who ever flew has grown new wings and is teaching angels how to fly.

 

http://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2016/10/bob-hoover-one-of-nations-greatest-pilots-dead-at-94/

[BMA_FlyingShark]

Rest in peace Bob.

 

[JimTM]

"The Greatest Stick and Rudder Man Who Ever Lived”, indeed!

 

I remember seeing his "energy management" demo at the Abbotsford Airshow in the late 70s. What a performance!

 

R.I.P. Mr. Hoover.

[ZachariasX]

RIP

[Monostripezebra]

Time to do a barrel roll in his honor:

 

 

and some engine out maneuvers:

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

 Rest in peace. He was a man of great skill and personality.

[Soarfeat]

The " Legend " in the " world " of " flying ( stick and rudder ) ".  He was the greatest in my book !!!

I am glad he had such a long and adventurous life doing what he enjoyed  ----   

Peace !

[LoneStar_47]

Bob Hoover could do some amazing things with every aircraft he flew and it was many. I have his book "Forever Flying". Shot down trying to save a squad mate near the southern coast of France and captured. Escaped and caught. Escaped again from Stalag I. Managed to steal a FW-190 and flew to Holland. Became a test pilot where he met Chuck Yeager. Hoover and Yeager were both assigned to the Bell X-1 project. Was in the running with Yeager to fly the X-1. Got in trouble with the Project Commander Col. Boyd and was demoted to chase plane (you need to read to book). Flew the chase plane when Yeager exceeded the speed of sound. Had many close calls as a test pilot. Several crashes to due equipment failure. Chuck Yeager called Hoover "the best stick and rudder pilot ever". Could go on forever...much more in the book. Will miss him.

[Heliopause]

I was at the Reno Air Races in '99 and was able to see his performance. 

Ole Yeller flew there aswell.

 

'S'!

[Soarfeat]

Get yourself a good cup of coffee and go to the very bottom interview of the page ( labelled R A " Bob Hoover ") and watch ( it is approx. 48 mins ) --- I believe you will enjoy immensely !!! It is all Mr Hoover talking about his flying.

here is the link           http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/news/10-25-2016-bob-hoover-legendary-pilot-dies-at-age-94

cheers--sf--

Edited October 27, 2016 by soarfeat

[Tyberan]

I remember seeing him when I was a young boy at an Airshow at the Chesterfield County Airport back in '95/96. As we were Australian expats living in Chester at the time I managed to ask Bob why he had an Australian flag patch on his left shoulder, said something about living there.

 

Anyway I just remember him doing the loops then cutting the engines to see him fly around silent it was pretty awesome.