LM-100J Aerobatics at Farnborough Airshow

[n4gix 4,947]

Shortly after the Farnborough Airshow, I read a post either here or at SOH (I can't remember which) in which what appears to be a traditional loop was performed twice. There was some friendly back and forth debating whether it was truly a loop or something that only looked like a loop because of the camera's angle and extreme zoom.

I mean, everyone knows a C130J "Super Hercules" can't do a loop, right?

Well, this morning I found the definitive answer to the question directly from the aircraft's pilot!

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/lockheed-martin-lm-100j-stunts/index.html

Spoiler

Turns out it was neither of the above. It was a 'corkscrew'... 

 

[Murmur 3,943]

Maybe it was a sort of a barrel roll?

[n4gix 4,947]

1 minute ago, Murmur said:

Maybe it was a sort of a barrel roll?

See the article. Towards the bottom is a diagram showing what was done, and how.

[Adrian123 1,015]

Cork screw the pilot claimed...

[Murmur 3,943]

From the diagram, this "corkscrew" maneuver appears something like a diagonal loop ending in the horizontal plane.