Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

His system would provide an aircraft with automatic stability and control mechanism, through the control of the ailerons, stabilizer, and tail rudder through the use of a set of simple gyroscopes. Sperrys innovation was presented at the competition installed in a Curtiss C-2 single-engine airplane with a hull-shaped lower fuselage.

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 18, 2025

Since the 1940s, Dryden has been a hub for cutting-edge flight testing, contributing significantly to the development of modern aviation technologies. This series highlights the aircraft operated by NASAs Dryden Flight Research Centernow known as the Armstrong Flight Research Centerlocated in Edwards, California.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Although it is sort of heavy on the ailerons,” Storo said. You have to use a lot of rudder—I mean you have to be rabid as far as using the rudder to control the airplane, and it wheel lands very nicely.” And the ailerons are almost worthless at that point; they’re not doing a whole lot for you at all.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 19, 2024

The modifications included replacing the single fin and rudder with a twin-tail design to improve stability. A particularly harrowing incident occurred during a test flight in March 1934 when the ailerons tore off one of the prototypes mid-flight. Aviation technology was advancing rapidly, and newer designs were already on the horizon.

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Weight-Shift-Control Aviation Technology Aileron Rudder 52