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Inside Elixir Aircraft: the startup using sailing tech to change light aviation  

Aerotime

During the tour, Champenois pointed out that each aircraft is made of only nine parts: the wing, the fuselage, the canopy frame, two flaps, two ailerons, a radar, and a horizontal tail. It also has double slotted flaps to enhance lift and control when landing, as well as non-exploding fuel tanks.

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How the B-52 Lands in Crosswinds

Fear of Landing

Like the comment above you says, there would be great risk of a wingtip hitting the ground if it tried to make up for having no rudder with ailerons or body roll, etc. The B-52 doesn’t have ailerons, only spoilers; but to answer your question, it’s pretty responsive in the landing configuration.

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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

This is called lift. Wingtip vortices are a byproduct of lift. Once the wing stops producing lift, the vortices dissipate instantly. Wing spoilers drastically reduce the lift generated by the wing. Its important because the lift is always produced perpendicular to the relative wind. Why is this important?

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Going Up and Going Down

Plane and Pilot

When discussing climb technique, it’s easy to confuse high power setting with increasing lift. It’s the wing that generates lift, not the engine. If speed is too low, meaning angle of attack is too high, induced drag builds up, as the wing is working extra hard to make lift. The resulting drag increase slows climb rate.

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Mastering Stalls: How to Recognize, Prevent, and Recover Safely

Flight Training Central

Recovery is made by lowering the nose, simultaneously applying full power while maintaining directional control with coordinated use of aileron and rudder. If the bank increases, the loss of vertical lift component tends to lower the nose. Then, slowly and smoothly bring the nose up to the attitude which will stall the airplane.

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Everything You Need To Know About Ailerons

Pilot Institute

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?

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Tailless Aircraft: How Airplanes Fly Without a Tail

Pilot Institute

A tailless airplane is one where everything needed to fly, like lift, control, and stability, is built into the main wing. In level flight, the aircraft is adjusted so that the wingtips dont add lift. Elevons and Control Surfaces An ingenious solution is to combine the elevator and aileron, which gives you: the elevon.

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