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Old 5th Jul 2004, 21:16
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Miserlou
 
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After a disturbance about the vertical axis (yaw) one wing is going slightly faster than the other and therefore creating slightly more lift. Slightly more lift results in slightly more drag which causes the wing to slow down and voila the effect is reversed.
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