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Old 7th Apr 2010, 16:15
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IO540
 
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There is no stability in roll without slip
I thought that wing dihedral provided some stability in roll. The wing which - as a result of a disturbance around the roll axis - becomes more horizontal is going to produce more lift, and thus counter the roll.

It's not a strong effect though, and every plane I know of (except some model planes, with massive dihedrals) will go into a spiral dive eventually.
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