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Old 6th Jun 2013, 12:05
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Dan,

like the photo and the "?". A picture speaks a thousand words.

Explanation:

You can see clearly the slight anhedral (which is laterally destabilising). However, remember that aircraft also has:

- T-tail
- Rear side-mounted engines
- Swept wing

all of which are laterally stabilising design features. If you added dihedral as well you would either have an aircraft with a roll-rate that would make a Cessna 152 look like a world-class aerobatic aircraft, or you would need massive ailerons and probably roll spoilers as well, neither of which are particularly desirable design outcomes in a commercial jet...
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