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Old 13th Aug 2013, 09:25
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Molemot
 
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I have always wondered how a V1 attained roll stability, as it has no ailerons or dihedral. A few years ago, I visited the museum at La Coupole, near St. Omer, and they had a V1 hanging in the reception area....and it had ailerons...strange, I thought. Then I moved around to the side and saw the cockpit...!! I spent quite a while looking at it...and the pulse jet intake immediately above it....thinking about Hanna Reitsch and her test flight in a similar craft.
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