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To: grobdriver

It was textbook perfect. Do you have any REAL idea about what a rudder does?


16 posted on 11/09/2014 6:31:39 AM PST by Tzfat
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To: Tzfat
Do you have any REAL idea about what a rudder does?

Why, yes.
Aside from keeping the tail from sagging in a turn (thus keeping the ball centered and the turn coordinated), it can turn the nose onto runway heading while the upwind wing is lowered into a cross wind just before touch down.

Caveat - none of my 1,000+ hours (800 in tailwheels) are in B-anythings, but com'on - and airplane's an airplane... and I can't imagine side loads like that on the mains being "textbook".

50 posted on 11/09/2014 4:52:45 PM PST by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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