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Old 17th December 2009 | 13:19
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bfisk
 
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This one is quite simple, really: in a 152 the door is below the wing, and opening it increases air pressure below the wing; thus increasing the airflow above the wing, increasing the pressure differential on that wing. That causes the airplane to roll to the left, and with the strong yaw-roll coupling of the 152, the airplane also yaws to the left.

Kind of like a spilt flap, then :-)
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