Wind Tunnel

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Wind Tunnel

Coupled lateral/directional motion effects.

By Barnaby Wainfan

In the last few installments of this column, we have explored single-axis lateral and directional motions and maneuvers. In real life, the lateral and directional motions of airplanes are almost always coupled. The airplane rarely yaws without rolling or rolls without yawing. We will examine three examples of coupled lateral/directional motion: adverse yaw, the spiral mode and Dutch roll.

Adverse Yaw …

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