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Old October 1st 06, 01:31 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Don Tuite
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Default Flyboys Movie: the aircraft (CAUTION SPOILERS)

On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:31:16 -0400, Cubdriver usenet AT danford.net
wrote:

On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:35:26 -0700, Ron Wanttaja
wrote:

The main case was one
where a Fokker in an established 90-degree bank was showing almost full left
rudder.


Yes, that really bugged me, not only about the German but about the
French planes. But like you I decided that the movie-makers probably
had worked this out, and that Nieuports actually did require all that
rudder input.


Turn, or knife-edge? (Or knife-edge while using up elevator to skid?)

Don