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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

Vortex size is also affected by proximity to the ground. If youre flying low enough to be in ground effect, the vortex isnt able to fully develop. If the aircrafts wingspan is long enough, its ailerons will extend beyond the vortex diameter, and counter control would still be possible. Mass and inertia also matter.

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Nothing Small About It

Plane and Pilot

The wing’s dead-smooth surface plus the tight-fitting aileron and flap brackets plus aileron gap seals give the build a professional factory look (left). At that point the project is trucked 5 miles to the Prineville Airport where final assembly takes place in a hangar. The plane will fly itself off.

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Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome: A Temporal Anomaly in the Hudson Valley

Photographic Logbook

In an effort to sidestep the Wright Brothers' patent on wing warping, Curtiss implemented ailerons as a practical solution for roll control that are still used by most modern aircraft. I spotted something new incongruously placed in the Curtiss hangar. However, turning the wheel actuates the rudder (instead of the ailerons).