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Old October 1st 06, 02:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Flyboys Movie: the aircraft (CAUTION SPOILERS)


"Don Tuite" wrote in message ...
: 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


Or steering the guns...