[NSRCA-discussion] Aileron Differential

[Ron Van Putte]

Yeah, that and the Doppler Effect.

Ron Van Putte

On Mar 8, 2008, at 12:49 PM, Keith Hoard wrote:

> The Coriolis Effect . . . .
>
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 5:53 PM, Nat Penton  
> <natpenton at centurytel.net> wrote:
> Some of you guys covered the following in various ways.
>
> There is drag due to lift because the lift vector ( force ) is not  
> perpendicular to the flight direction. Drag is a function of lift  
> and that component of the lift vector in the flight direction is  
> called induced drag.
>
> Up, and down, both ailerons produce drag, but in unequal amounts if  
> the wing is in lift mode. The difference in drag for pattern  
> airplanes is small because of low wingloading ( low AOA ).
>
> The symmetrical airfoil plays a role in keeping the drag  
> differential low because, to generate equal lift , upright to  
> inverted, requires a different AOA for the non-symmetrical section.
>
> What did I forget?        Nat
>
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