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Old 7th May 2004, 18:37
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John Farley

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Standby for Broadcast

(I am sorry but that is a military expression used at the start of a Tannoy broadcast to everybody on a station)

With a conventionally designed aeroplane left rudder will make it roll left.

To enter a steady heading sideslip with this left rudder applied you will have to use the ailerons to the right until the nose stops moving left round the horizon and the aircraft stops rolling left.

This means putting down the left aileron and the right one up.

This aileron action markedly increases the angle of attack of the left wing tip.

This aileron action also reduces the angle of attack of the right tip.

Please be very careful before believing that under these conditions the right wing will always stall first on all aircraft

On many aircraft if you fly slower and slower with left rudder applied you will finish up with autorotation to the left.

If you autorotate left you will spin left.

End of Broadcast

(sorry that is a military expression used when completing a Tannoy broadcast to everybody on the station)

I do hope that is all clear…….
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