[NSRCA-discussion] Rudder

[James Oddino]

Yes!!!!


On Oct 10, 2007, at 5:26 PM, rjo626 at aol.com wrote:

>      You have to consider equal and opposite reactions. The CG goes  
> through the air with forward motion. (kinetic energy) The fuse will  
> rotate around the CG, crab, weather vane, whatever... in a cross  
> wind. In
> a crosswind, and the airplane at a high speed, the airplane appears  
> to be flying "straight", but the track
> is blown in the direction of the wind... The CG, the entire  
> airplane. In this case, we wind correct with
> rudder. Nose into the wind. At slower speeds, takeoffs and landings  
> for example, (my airplane anyway)
> the fuse rotates around the CG, nose into the wind. Taking off left  
> to right, wind in my face, I have to
> hold right rudder on rollout. When it breaks ground, the nose STILL  
> wants to go into the wind. To hold
> heading, I would still have to hold right rudder. If not, it  
> "sniffs" into the headwind. You can't tell me you
> all haven't experienced this.
>                                     RJO
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