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Old 15th May 2006, 19:55
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Con-Trail
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I don't think weathercocking comes into the equasion. As far as I know weathercocking is turning around the main gear.

In cross wind the tailplane is being pushed aside, causing a yawing moment into the wind.
The crosswind also has an effect on the wings in a way that the angle of attack of the upwind wing is different from the angle of attack of the downwind wing. This will cause a roll effect into the wind.
So if the engine on the windward wing would fail, the yawing and rolling effect would increase. So this will be the critical engine.
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