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What Every Pilot Needs to Know about the Airplane Rudder

Northstar VFR

As air flows over it, a force like lift results, and the tail is pulled in the opposite direction of the deflection. But instead of an upward force of lift on a wing, it’s a horizontal force pushing the tail of the plane causing the nose of the plane to move left and right. However, it’s not nearly as pronounced as on takeoff.

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Macchi Fighters Survivors

Vintage Aviation News

The rounded leading edge was correctly fitted but the ailerons were not modified and remained the ones of the C.200. 202 Folgore, such as a fixed tail wheel and radio access panel of the same shape as those of a late C.202. To proceed with their reconstruction, a left-half wing of a C.200 AerMacchi C.205V

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Nothing Small About It

Plane and Pilot

True, a slightly higher aspect ratio wing was desired, which in turn required a larger vertical tail and thus a little extra mass, but the size, approximately 20% larger than a Widgeon, was set. Another advantage of the counter-rotating props is the elimination of torque roll.