On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:13:36 -0700, "BT" wrote:

Isn't interesting that entry level RC Aircraft only have rudder and elevator
controls.. and then turn just fine.
Funny that a full sized airplane would react the same way.

Yes, but you're not sitting *in* the R/C model, so you don't realize
that it's slipping and skidding all over the sky. Wouldn't be so
comfortable in a real airplane... though many of the older low end
ultralights had only rudder, no ailerons, either.

A high wing plane gets some dihedral effect from the wing position,
even if the actual geometric dihedral is zero. Sweep also acts as
dihedral, too.

OTOH, my Kolb has zero dihedral... and the rudder has just about nil
roll effect.

-Dana
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