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To: Chad C. Mulligan

And reduced wing sweep. Overly aggressive rudder application or rudder malfunction is usual culprit. Early days of jet flying in military jets could result in loss of airplane. Not normally a catastrophe in mildly swept civ aircraft.


27 posted on 06/17/2024 6:00:59 PM PDT by whistleduck
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To: whistleduck

Wing sweep, yes. Flying RC models years ago I found that I could roll an aerobatic plane having no dihedral at all, but about 5 degrees of sweep, using rudder alone. I once launched the thing with the aileron servos disconnected, but recovered it that way. Wasn’t pretty, but I got it on the ground in one piece.


33 posted on 06/17/2024 7:28:53 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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