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Old 9th Jul 2010, 15:00
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Edit: Having brushed the dust off my PoF notes, a yawing moment is referred to with regards to the affect of the tail fin during a turn. Nothing more is said about it except that it exists.

Adverse yaw is mentioned during a turn, due to the difference in lift coefficient and hence induced drag between the outer and inner wing.

I guess the adverse yaw is greater than the yaw due to the tail fin hence the need to balance a turn.

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