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Old August 1st 06, 02:19 AM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
Ron Natalie
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Default Mounting a turn coordinator on the tail?

Stubby wrote:


The horizontal component of lift behaves like a string tied to a rock
being swung around.


No, it doesn't. The lift vector points in a direction (roughly)
perpendicular to the wing. Nothing causes it to point to the
a "center" other than the other aerodynamic surfaces .
 




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