Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group RE: Question from Rich Stowell

Come on , Hypersonic speed to touch down of a Hypersonic GLIDER.

From: Michael Huckle <m230683@hotmail.com>
To: Sport Aircraft <sport_aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 12:59 PM
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group RE: Question from Rich Stowell

 

> Posted by: "Kevin" kmoberlypilot@yahoo.com
> On Sunday, I posted a question to the group from Rich Stowell. That
> question was, "what is the primary control surface used to turn an
> airplane?" Wow, what a response! Both on flying groups and forums that
> I'm a member of, along with the pilotsleague.com site, the answers are
> all over the place. In fact, I had a "spirited" debate at the airport
> today with several pilots regarding this subject. I'm very glad this
> topic is getting people thinking through the aerodynamics of a turn and
> basic flight fundamentals. I wanted to let everyone know that I will
> post Rich's response on this group on Thursday or Friday. That will
> give everyone a few more days to respond. I answered the question
> incorrectly, and I think many of you will be surprised by Rich's
> explanation.

Here's one of those -regular- turns....
between 15° and 45° angle of bank (AoB);

Cockpit view of Shuttle landing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sUU4tUJLTA

I think it's quite clear their primary
airspeed control is with elevator,
and primary turn control is ailerons.

... so I'm hoping Rich will get the answer right!  ;-)

Mike

> On a side note, from several responses, I understand that some of you
> may have been reluctant to join the site to answer the poll. As a
> result, I will post Rich's answer and explanation directly on this
> forum. I will also post the details for this upcoming call on here as
> well. That way, you will still get all the information with having to
> sign up. While we would like to have you sign up with us, that isn't
> the point of these conference calls. The point is to continue learning
> and to fly safer.
>
> Safe Flying,
>
> Kevin Moberly
> PilotsLeague.com

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