On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 17:37:25 -0500 David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
John Wojnaroski wrote:
Believe it or not, what makes an airplane turn is LIFT... think about it.
Same thing -- one wing develops more lift than the other, the plane banks and wants to slip sideways, but as it does the horizontal stabilizer develops (sideways) lift and swings the nose around into the relative wind.
That's not what he was referring to, I think. Once you bank, the lift vector has a horizontal component. If you pull back on the stick to maintain altitude (with the corresponding normal force of
1/cos(bank_angle) the force vector points at the center of radius of the turn (roughly) and brings you around. For a non-propeller aircraft (and its characteristic torque) - and particularly for a commercial jetliner - I would think the turn is nearly or completely self-coordinated.
Jon
Jon
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