Re: Misconceptions: adverse yaw

[brian whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>]

At 11:43 8/14/99 -0400, John Denker wrote:

> > you will find that there are some
> > current aircraft that DO react in this orthodox way: adverse drag
> > provides a perverse effect when attempting to roll left using aileron
> > control only: the nose yaws to the right initially.
>
> 1) You say "some" current aircraft.  I would say "all" current aircraft
> react in the orthodox way, that is, they will roll left when left aileron
> deflection is applied...

I see that John had difficulty parsing my sentence quoted above, so
let me rephrase it in simpler terms.

Currently available light aircraft show little or no adverse yaw
because it can be largely abolished by the use of differential ailerons.


> > This was however NOT the Flyer's modus.
>
> Really?  Please explain the details and/or provide a reference.
>
> Thanks --- jsd
I see that John seems to have missed my mention that control of
 turns in low powered aircraft was dicussed in descriptions of the
wonderful man-powered aircraft development story. I hope this will
point him in the appropriate direction.

brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK