Dutch Roll
So you are in your swept wing jet, you experience some sort of side gust, rudder input, who knows, anything that causes your aircraft to yaw (to the right for arguments sake). With this yaw will come some roll, in the same direction as the yaw.
THEN!!
The aircraft will settle, and head back to the left.
BUT!!
What is it EXACTLY that brings about the return to or past neutral to the left.
3 sources, 3 answers.
Bristow says the outside wing stalls.
H.T.B.J. says the vertical stab brings the nose back around.
Fly the Wing says you are in a sideslip.
3 sources, 3 answers.
With which one(s) do you agree??
I doubt Bristow, the outside wing stalling seems a little excessive. I am thinking more like a combo of the sideslip and the vertical stab theories.
Let's put it this way..... which way would an interviewer from, oh gee, let's say, I dunno, Cathay Pacific (for arguments sake) feel is the correct answer??