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Old 17th Jul 2015, 13:00
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John Farley

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let's remember what happened when inherent stability came head-to-head with maneuverability in the early part of The Great War.
How very true.

Most aeronautical libraries have shelves of books titled "The stability and control of aircraft"

In my view they have all got it wrong. They should be called "The control and stability of aircraft" You can fly without stability (even if you don't like it too much) but you cannot fly without control.

JF

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