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Old 9th Jul 2010, 21:01
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italia458
 
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I thought Italia's original point was that it was the elevator that makes the plane turn.
My point was that the elevator actually helps turn the aircraft. It's party due to the elevator and party due to the rudder. When the aircraft is banked, the rudder has a pitch component added and the elevator has a yaw component added, relative to the horizon and turn (assuming turning while straight and level).
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