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Tim Auckland wrote in news:eglnc2tk7l96o5qq3mqajbujfip02iaaol@
4ax.com: (Things are so slow in this group at the moment, I thought I'd post this to get your input on something I've been mulling over...) If you put a plane into a skidding left turn (wings level) with left rudder, the ball on the panel goes to the right. However, I've been trying to work out what would happen to the ball if it was mounted on the tail. The rudder is pushing the tail of the plane to the right, so I think the ball would go to the left. Can anyone confirm this? Tim. More importantly, if you put the TC in the tail, how much rudder pressure would the pilot have to apply in order to turn the tail quickly enough around to see it? I believe cats and dogs have the ability to achieve the necessary speeds, almost even to the point that some may catch their tails in their mouths as they look to focus on their balls. But I don't think airplanes are quite limber enough for this capability. |
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On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:36:47 GMT, Judah wrote:
More importantly, if you put the TC in the tail, how much rudder pressure would the pilot have to apply in order to turn the tail quickly enough around to see it? There's a Tony Hancock radio sketch where he gets ejected from a plane, lands on the tail, lassoos the controls, and steers it home. I believe cats and dogs have the ability to achieve the necessary speeds, almost even to the point that some may catch their tails in their mouths as they look to focus on their balls. But I don't think airplanes are quite limber enough for this capability. |
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