PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Anhedral and ducks
View Single Post
Old 10th May 2006 | 18:39
  #1 (permalink)  
rotorfossil
20 Anniversary
 
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 298
Likes: 0
From: Norfolk
Talking Anhedral and ducks

OK guys, here is an odd one to exercise the aerodynamic brains. My wife breeds ducks and wildfowl (as well as driving helicopters). She asked me: "Why do ducks when they are making a glide approach to their water ski landings, and before they lower the undercarriage, sweep their wings forward and carry considerable anhedral. Surely anhedral is laterally destabilising and unlikely to increase lift". Er.....right.
rotorfossil is offline