Yanking back on the stick will create negative lift at the tail of the aircraft (an inverted airfoil creating lift downwards). This action will increase the AOA of the main wing to the relative wind.
Doh...I worded it totally wrong. I meant to say elevator!!! One of these days I so want to learn to fly 3 axis...I better get the terminology right so my instructor doesn't knock me upside the head. There is only one control surface that has a significant role in changing the AOA of the wing to the relative wind - and that is the elevator which is responsible for pitch.
--- In mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com, "James Bair" <jimbair@...> wrote:
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> You said, “Yank back on the stick and the rudder will drop the tail.�?? I agree that an increase of AOA of the wing will increase lift and make the aircraft turn rapidly, but you might want to rethink what control surface increases that AOA of the wing.
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> Jim Bair
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> From: Meso
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 10:40 AM
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> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question for all Pilots
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> Agreed...the main wing is what makes the airplane turn. The control surface that has the biggest influence in a turn is the rudder. The rudder is used to change the angle of attack of the wing to the relative wind. A fighter jet in a knife edge with no rudder input will continue to fly straight. Yank back on the stick and the rudder will drop the tail which will greatly increase the angle of attack of the main wing causing enormous lift and making the aircraft "turn" rapidly.
control surface if it doesn't move.
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