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?
Pilot's Life Blog
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Control Mechanisms Airplane Controls In airplanes, pilots manage flight using three primary controls: the ailerons, elevator, and rudder. Ailerons, located on the wings, control roll by increasing lift on one wing while decreasing it on the other, allowing the aircraft to bank left or right.
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Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Since my next adventure is total knee replacement on my anti-torque side, I need endurance and strength on that leg, in addition to pushing on the brakes. The first maneuver was an aileron roll, the simplest in the book. There’s also loading baggage and fueling, and whatever preflight operations are required. But here’s a surprise.
Northstar VFR
JULY 21, 2024
These are called left turning tendencies and include P-factor, spiraling slipstream, torque, and gyroscopic precession. A pilot might have to use more aileron inputs, especially if it’s bumpy and the aircraft is getting moved around. There are other reasons the nose wants to yaw to the left at high power settings.
Pilot Institute
OCTOBER 12, 2024
The lack of airflow over the ailerons results in a loss of control authority and mushy and ineffective controls. Watch out for torque effect (especially if you are in high-powered aircraft) since the increase in power can cause the nose to yaw to the left. This applies to the elevator as well.
Vintage Aviation News
JULY 17, 2024
The rounded leading edge was correctly fitted but the ailerons were not modified and remained the ones of the C.200. To proceed with their reconstruction, a left-half wing of a C.200 200 was recovered at the AerMacchi factory which was used as a pattern for the reconstruction of the right wing.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Another advantage of the counter-rotating props is the elimination of torque roll. This is the tendency to dig in the left tip float during takeoff while countering engine torque. 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).
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