Back in the dawn of history, our excellent non-commissioned aerodynamics instructor used to say the 4 ways to ensure lateral stability were - the 2 Chinamen and the 2 Welshmen.
Hi Fin and Hi Wing, Dai Hedral and Sweep Bach!!
This was before the digital computer took all the fun out of aircraft design and flying! Sweet memories, and a great way to remember when it came to the exams.
Apologies to our Eastern and Taff colleagues, this was NOT a racist rant.
However, it must have involved sideslip of some sort, and I'm alarmed at how quickly AoA and the position of probes etc crept into the discussion...............!
Back to basics anyone??
