User manual

Bronco X
Aerosoft GmbH 2012
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Don’t be afraid to pull some G in the Bronco, it loves tight turns. It
also loves steep dives. As one Bronco driver told us:
“…very much a pilot’s aircraft. Named after a type of horse and that
makes a lot of sense. You sit in it like you sit on a horse, in a very high
seating position with great visibility all around and it seems to
understand what you want to do. A good Bronco driver can put her
anywhere he likes in any attitude. It’s a shame they are getting old
now and the pilots have now got more sense than we did. We pulled
stuff you will never see at airshows now and most of my friends
landed after all that. If you lose an engine though, better be prepared
to bail out because things get out of hand real fast.“
Tony de Bruyn, who has to be one of the current Bronco pilots with
the most experience, sent us this when we asked about what it is like
to fly this aircraft:
“Flying the Bronco is like feeling to be on top of the world, such is the
fantastic view all around, the responsiveness on the controls, the
speed range and its versatility. There seem to be no limits in where you
want the aircraft to take you and it does it in such a way that you are
continuously wondering whether the airplane is reading your mind
rather than you making control inputs. It flies with such magnificent
ease that one soon feels very privileged in handling the thoroughbred
and bring the very best out. Some additional personal comments/
thoughts. The people at NAA were probably at the pinnacle of
airplane development at the time when the Bronco was conceived in
the mid 1960’s:
• The engineering is out right brilliant - no doubt building on a
long and highly successful legacy (just to name a few: AT6
Texan, P51 Mustang, B25 Mitchell, F86 Sabre, X15, etc...)
• The flying characteristics are just magnificent; unbelievably well
harmonized and light controls throughout the full speed range
from 70 to 350 KIAS (note: KIAS), very direct and snappy
response to control inputs make it very well liked by everyone
who ever got their hands on it.