Stuka...Neiwill PRE-DIVE CHECKLIST: 1. Landing flaps at cruise position. 2. Elevator trim at cruise position. 3. Rudder trim at cruise position. 4. Aircrew pitch set at cruise. 5. Contact altimeter on. 6. Contact altimeter set to release height. 7. Supercharger set to automatic. 8. Throttle pulled right back. 9. Cooler flaps closed. 10. Dive brakes opened. THE DIVE SEQUENCE: 1. The pilot finds his target and begins diving. Dive brakes open, this automatically noses the aircraft over into a dive. Red tabs protrude from the upper surfaces of the wing as a visual indicator to the pilot : at the same time the automatic dive recovery system is actuated. The pilot aims the entire aircraft at his target using a simple gun-type sight (a marker on the canopy that he aligns with the target). 2. The Stuka dives at an angle between 60-90 degrees and accelerates to 600km/h (350mph). It would hold this speed with the help of the dive-brakes located on the wing, but this inevitably puts a lot of stress on the structure. 3. When the aircraft is reasonably close to the target, a light on the contact altimeter comes on to indicate the bomb-release point-usually at a minimum hight of 450m. The pilot releases the bomb by depressing a knob on the control column to release weapons and to initiate the automatic pull-out mechanism. A clutch located under the fuselage would swing the bomb out of the way of the propellor, and it also starts pulling the plane up automatically incase the pilot have become unconscious. 4. When the bombs leave the cradle the pullout mechanism is activated and the airplane automatically initiates a 6g pullout, returning elevator trim tabs to normal position. Can be overridden by the pilot in emergency. Once nose is above horizon, dive brakes retract, throttle opens and air screw is set to climb. The pilot regains consciousness and control, and resumes normal flight. He use his remaining bombs under the wings for other targets.