On 6 Nov 2004 07:37:15 -0800, (Ramapriya) wrote:

why does the banking of wings by
the use of ailerons not just roll an aircraft

Drag. The lower wing and its raised aileron produce more drag than the
upper with with its lowered aileron. There are little sketches in the
flying texts showing why this is the case. Would it be possible to
design ailerons that eliminated the difference? Maybe.

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