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Voices from Combat: The Consolidated PB2Y Coronado Becomes a Bomber

Vintage Aviation News

A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers.

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The Role of Newton’s Third Law in Aviation

Pilot Institute

Developments in aircraft design and engine technology have allowed us to fly farther, faster, and carry more payload. Rudder The rudder is the panel on the vertical part of the aircrafts tail. This is where the rudder comes in. If you press the left pedal, the rudder turns to the left. It provides yaw control.

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Breguet Deux-Ponts

Vintage Aviation News

There, the dimensions of the two vertical stabilizers were increased, and a third stabilizer with no rudder was added to the tail to counteract yaw instability. The aircraft took off from Villacoublay and landed 45 minutes later at the Flight Test Centre in Brtigny-sur-Orge for further evaluation.

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Nothing Small About It

Plane and Pilot

An elegantly simple rope system inside the fuselage raises and lowers the Gweduck’s water rudder mounted inside the base of the main rudder (right). From the pilot’s seat it cruises near effortlessly and handles nimbly on land or water with a great combination of stability and modest control pressures.