Principles of Flight

[Jane-DoH]

Machinbird

In a word-NO.

Sorry, I was just going on what members were saying.

Best roll rate planes have their mass in the center, powerful ailerons, short wings and having hydraulic boost doesn't hurt a bit.

I sort of understand this. You can pirouette way faster when you have your arms pulled in really close together (I'm still surprised though there wouldn't be a slight advantage to having a slightly larger span at low-speeds as the ailerons could exert more leverage).

Examples T-38 and A-4 Skyhawk. They'll bang your head off the canopy if you aren't paying close attention.

Yeah, both are renown for their swift roll-rates. Which rolls-faster BTW?

[Pugilistic Animus]

roll helix angle = Pb/2V, p= rate of roll

so, p = Roll helix angle*2V/b..roll rate is directly proportional to V and inversely proportional to 'b'...

edit: b=wing span



Jane this is a thread about Gene Krupa...