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Old 2nd Jul 2010, 13:33
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Air Tourer
 
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Weather cock effect has never been mentioned in my presence. The only sense I can see in it is a weird way to say a balanced turn or the effect of a tail fin if you allowed an a/c to slip in during a turn. As for a balanced turn without a rudder or fin even, I guess all you'd need is some nice variable drag on the inside wing.

The tiger moth was a scream for eg. as the stick got to about half way over the outside aileron (going down) started coming up again. (lessen the drag I guess.)

And practically speaking, during my constant rate medium/steep turns,
ailerons went a little opposite, rudder went about central with an opposite (up)tendency, and elevator was well back. (Regardless of theory.)
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