Really? Name one full-size pilot who hovered on the prop (continuously, not a hammerhead or a harrier) in the 1980s or 1990s.
I went to every airshow in Southern California during the 1980s and 1990s and I never saw a full-size do this mainly because they didn't have the power.
Even giant-scale model airplanes (like this one) didn't have the power to do this until 2000 or so.
And most of the full-size got the idea to do this from the model flyers. The most notable recent example is the Pitts Python.
Now, Sean Tucker (no relation) was able to take his Pitts Challenger and fly at a very slow speed (55mph) and an extremely high AoA, but he still has not performed a stationary hover.
Hey what a coincidence!....first one I thought of was Shawn Tucker too...(read my post #44)...;o)
I would be willing to say I was mistaken, but I just talked to my wife and she told me she remembers the Air Boss telling everyone that the pilot flew his plane in reverse which gives it the impression of standing still.
I am still looking at the camera video clips but the sounds of the midway are too loud to here the airplane from the distance I was from the runway the plane was on.
I will keep checking to see if I have any other video with it, but as I said I totally spaced out filming it during the show and caught it the next morning when I was talking to the jet car guy, Bill Braack.
Wayne Hadley in his turbo Raven, 1600 lb and 2800 lbs of thrust, could go into a vertical climb, throttle back and stop, hanging on the prop thrust, and then continue climbing vertically.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5224992639009239481#