PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - VMC and bank angle/turns
View Single Post
Old 6th Feb 2013, 12:03
  #10 (permalink)  
rudderrudderrat
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 1,270
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Hi ,
It makes me think that you lose just the ability to maintain a straight track ... but not the ability to roll the aircraft.
Correct.
In order to maintain a constant heading at VMCA, you'll need bank into the live engines.
The danger is if you attempt to fly wings level with the ball centered, you may run out of aileron control.
This problem will only occur at very light weights, when V2min = VMCA (or during the GA from an approach when VAPP = VMCL (VMCA in Landing Configuration))

Last edited by rudderrudderrat; 6th Feb 2013 at 12:08. Reason: punctuation
rudderrudderrat is offline