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Old 24th February 2014 | 11:20
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Lord Spandex Masher
 
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Most swept wing aircraft have inherent roll stability.

Secondary effect of roll is sideslip. Sideslip increases the effective span of a swept wing and, therefore, it produces more lift and rolls back towards wings level.

So, yes, you will have to hold a small amount of roll input to maintain X angle of bank.

But bear in mind that in a climbing turn you will require out of turn aileron to maintain X angle of bank.

Welcome to the can of worms that is aerodynamics.
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