[Prokopton]

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#

[Niteflyr]

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.

Yeah that was a one of a kind...before he crashed it...and even he had the good sense not to try that at ground level...

[Niteflyr]

could go into a vertical climb, throttle back and stop, hanging on the prop thrust, and then continue climbing vertically.

I've seen that airplane in person perform...and what part of that video are you talking about where he "stops...hovers and then accelerates vertically? I just watched it a couple of times and in all his vertical maneuvers he runs out of energy at the top...unless you are seeing something I'm not ... what time mark does what you claim happen? I saw the airplane perform at March AFB before the accident and no part of his routine had him stopping vertically...hovering and then accelerating vertically...

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

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.

Sigh... The 1600lbs. figure you quote is empty weight. That means it doesn't include fuel or pilot. Now, add 150 gallons of jet-a (7lbs/gal = 1050lbs) + 200Lb. pilot and the RTF weight was 2800lbs. Ta-daa!! Welcome to show biz! ;-)

And, when did Wayne Handley built and fly his Turbo Raven for the first time? 1998. When did it crash? 1999.

So much for seeing "pilots performing this at airshows in the 1980s and 1990s".