"Andy Hawkins" wrote in message
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Hi,

In article ,
wrote:
You land in a crab and the plane will straighten out when it touches
down.

How does this straightening out occur? Is rudder applied automatically, or
are you relyinn on the landing gear bringing the plane into line?

Cheers

Andy

If you touch down just a bit sideways, the center of gravity, being ahead of
the main gear, will pull the aircraft in line (assuming nosewheel aircraft).
The mass tries to keep going, and the main gear create a drag force behind
and to one side of the Cg.

That's the advantage of the nosewheel. A tailwheel aircraft, on the other
hand, will want to turn around and roll backwards. Which is why you have to
pay attention when landing a taildragger.

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