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September 11th 03, 08:42 PM
Nyal Williams
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crabbing and slipping
At 17:24 11 September 2003, Ian Johnston wrote:
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:21:48 UTC,
(Chris
OCallaghan) wrote:
: Tilting the lift vector produces a turn, regardless
of wind.
Oh no it doesn't
All a sideways tilt in the lift vector tries to do
is move the glider
sideways. Whether or not that results in a turn depends
on what you do
with the rudder.
Ian
Um, methinks it is the stabilizer/elevator instead
of the rudder. Jet jockeys call it 'bank and yank.'
Nyal Williams