Aerodynamics

Aerodynamics

Aircraft Description

Here are the basic aircraft descriptions.
Some aircraft have extra things like air brakes, leading slates etc

Control Surfaces

The control surfaces are what controls Pitch, Yaw and Roll

The Wing

Here we describe the components of the wing.
Also the difference between Dihedral and Anhedral wings

Pitch and Roll

Ailerons move in opposite directions one up & one down
LEFT UP & RIGHT DOWN to ROLL LEFT
and vice versa

Elevators move UP to Pitch UP
and DOWN to PITCH DOWN

Yaw

To move RUDDER and nose to LEFT,
move stick (opposite stick to aileron) to LEFT
When PITCHING, ROLLING or YAWING, the aircraft rotates around the
CENTRE of GRAVITY (C of G or CG).
When the stick is moved from neutral,
the aircraft will continue to Pitch, Roll and Yaw until
the stick is returned to neutral.

Secondary Effect of Rudder

As the aircraft YAWS, the outside wing goes faster
and produces more lift
This creates extra lift on one wing
and the aircraft ROLLS in the same
direction as the YAW

Secondary Effect of Aileron

This slipping motion causes
the relative airflow to strike
the side of the aircraft and,
in effect, pushes the Rudder.
This causes the aircraft to YAW.

This ROLLING & YAWING will
become a spiral dive and will
continue until the ailerons
are centred