The Aviators Goes Gliding (at last)

On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:04:55 -0700, Charlie Papa wrote:

He was surprised at the challenge the aero tow posed, but learned the
attitude/speed control, then gentle turns, to steeper ones, and he
positively shone at Dutch Rolls.

Curiosity: what do you mean by "Dutch Rolls"?

I understand a Dutch Roll as meaning the coupled wing rocking and yawing
instability shown by an aircraft with a vertical tail volume that's a
little too small for stable flight, i.e. the fin moment is too short and/
or the fin area is too small.


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