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Old 31st Jan 2022, 22:55
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pilotmike
 
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Originally Posted by Mario172
The one thing that scares me a little bit is the horizontal stabilizer, during straight and level flight it tends to oscillate a bit in the vertical axis, like a very small flutter effect.
I know that in this model this kind of effect is normal during a stall, but I would like to know if this can also be applicable at other flight stages.
Oscillating 'in the vertical axis' means yawing - did you really mean that? Or are you asking about an oscillation in pitch about the lateral axis?
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