"Ken S. Tucker" wrote in news:ce62c207-10e1-
:

On Jun 3, 5:05 pm, wrote:
Tina wrote:
I understand how positive dihedral helps dynamic stability in
airplanes, but some big ones, like the Russian An 124 Condor, has a
pronounced negative dihedral -- the wings have a noticeable
downward
slope.

No idea of why or how it stays upright.

From the pictures I've seen of it in the air, most of that negative
dihedral seems to go away while flying.

Yup, here's an example.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
Ken

Oh well done there Ken.

Why don't you 'splain it using a paper airplane, some paper clips and a
can of sterno?

Bertie