Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 12, 2025

In 1929, he earned the Collier Trophy as the designer of the efficient NACA cowl for radial engines that graced so many of the air racers, airliners, fighters, and bombers that followed. The Ercoupe design featured an interconnect between the full-span ailerons, rudder, and steerable nosewheel. Push and pull for pitch.

Rudder 105

Rudder Tail Crosswind Airplanes 105

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

At first glance, ailerons look like ordinary hinged panels on the wings, but don’t be fooledthey’re important for keeping an aircraft both stable and maneuverable. But theres much more to ailerons than just rolling left or right. Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw?

Aileron 90

Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Innsbruck is one of the most beautiful and spectacular places on earth with an airport that can support a variety of airline equipment up to a small widebody such as the Boeing 767-300ER. The small aileron “tabs” were not doing a great job in crosswind ability. Taking off in violent winds was a task. This was in XP12.

Crosswind 105

Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Inflight Pilot Training

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This regimented approach can be beneficial for students pursuing aviation as a full-time career, as it is often designed to meet airline and professional pilot training standards. Your instructor will introduce you to the basic components of the aircraft, including the fuselage, wings, ailerons, rudder, elevator, and landing gear.

Approach 52

Approach Aileron Visual Flight Rules Rudder 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 4, 2024

When I was working on my PPL, I learned crosswind landings proficiently, plenty good enough for the check ride, but we never had an ugly, gusty, strong crosswind landing day. Then I had occasion to fly with an airline pilot, giving him a ride home in his leaseback before I was to fly it back. He had the altitude nailed.

Crosswind 52

Crosswind Aileron Runway Gross Weight 52

AV Web

DECEMBER 22, 2024

I did not fly through tropical storms, hurricanes, or blizzards; the only inversions I have experienced were voluntary aileron rolls or the occasional intentional spin. My logbook does not include entries about big adventures unless you count various forays into local cookouts, fly-ins, and national parks near grass strip airports.

Airplanes 52

Airplanes Hangar Aileron Crosswind 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Most commercial airliners have wings that are swept backward to allow them to fly close to the speed of sound safely. A jolt from the side can trigger a Dutch roll when flying in gusty crosswinds or heavy turbulence. Pilots should avoid using the ailerons to correct the Dutch roll in small aircraft.

Stability 52

Stability Center of Gravity Aileron Rudder 52