What Makes an Aircraft Stable - Stability & Control 01:17 Fix Your Landings - Floating Down the Runway 04:25 How to Judge Your Landing Approach - Landing Aiming Points 02:35 Why You Can't Hold Centerline on Landing - Coordinating Rudder and Aileron ...
What Makes an Aircraft Stable - Stability & Control 01:17 Fix Your Landings - Floating Down the Runway 04:25 How to Judge Your Landing Approach - Landing Aiming Points 02:35 Why You Can't Hold Centerline on Landing - Coordinating Rudder and Aileron 03:58 How to Fly into Oshkosh th...
The rudder is connected to the cable paddles situated in the cockpit with the help of control cables. By stepping on these pedals, the pilot controls the horizontal direction of the aircraft’s nose and points it in the desired direction. If the right rudder pedal is pushed, the nose and ...
Gliders use the same control surfaces (movable sections of the wing and tail) that are found on conventional planes to control the direction of flight. The ailerons and elevator are controlled using a single control stick between the pilot's legs. The rudder, as in conventional aircraft, is ...
This is called the yaw axis, and it comes into play when a pilot manipulates the aircraft's rudder. The rudder's deflection results in a side force, rotating the tail in one direction and the nose in the other. This is called a yaw motion, which helps the pilot to maintain course. ...
This is called the yaw axis, and it comes into play when a pilot manipulates the aircraft's rudder. The rudder's deflection results in a side force, rotating the tail in one direction and the nose in the other. This is called a yaw motion, which helps the pilot to maintain course. ...
“You keep on the path all the way to the runway, then you make that correction to straighten up by pushing the rudder, maintaining wings level and lining everything up by pushing off the drift,” says Captain Toye. “Getting that height right is where technique and fi...
The banking of an aircraft is a consequence of air moving over the surfaces of the wing, ailerons and rudder. When a plane turns, the ailerons on one wing move up on one side and down on the other, which causes the aircraft to roll in the direction of the turn. Simultaneously, the...
Both black boxes are installed in the tail of the plane — putting them in the back of the aircraft increases their chances of survival. The precise location of the recorders depends on the individual plane. Sometimes they are located in the ceiling of the galley, in the aft cargo hold or...
Here's a super simple explanation of how flaps work on an aircraft - that's why we call it aerodynamics simplified after all! This series of articles is all about simplifying the most essential components of aerodynamics that you'll need to know about in the RC hobby - whilst avoiding conf...