With differential ailerons, one aileron is raised a greater distance than the other aileron is lowered for a given movement of the control wheel. This produces an increase in drag on the descending wing.
The greater drag results from deflecting the up aileron on the descending wing to a greater angle than the down aileron on the rising wing. While adverse yaw is reduced, it is not eliminated completely.
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The correct name for the tail section of an airplane is empennage. The empennage includes the entire tail group, consisting of fixed su... -
The control forces may be excessively high in some airplanes, and in order to decrease them, the manufacturer may use balance tabs. They loo...
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The V-tail design utilizes two slanted tail surfaces to perform the same functions as the surfaces of a conventional elevator and rudder con...