Talk:Adverse yaw
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[edit] A nonsense statement
The statement, "As it is the downwards deflection of an aileron that causes aileron drag, a simple way of eliminating adverse yaw would be to rely solely on the upward deflection of the opposite wing to cause the aircraft to roll." doesn't seem to make sense to me. The upward deflection of the aileron casus a reduction of drag and therefore should still exhibit the effect (albeit a lessor effect), so I disagree that it would "eliminate adverse yaw". zimmhead 17:31, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- You are right, edited. Meggar 04:01, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
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- Yep, good call. --Peter Kirkland 00:13, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I found the statement "moreso on the lowered left side" confusing, because I was thinking in terms of wings, and of course moving the stick to the right lowers the right wing. It's clearer just to leave "lowered" out of the sentence. --Jrvz 12:50, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
[additional comment by PDR]
I would say the author has made an excellent job of explaining the actuality of Adverse Yaw, and a couple of the techniques that have been used to reduce it, without straying into the often controversial area of what causes it. I am very pleased to see no references to the frequently perpetuated (but utterly incorrect) explanations relating to different air densities above and below a wing. That gets this article a "well done" from me!
I would also like to add the important point that Adverse Yaw is not (as often stated) a "fault" in the design of the aeroplane, wing, ailerons or whatever - it is a "feature" which will always be present when a lifting body is rolled.
Pete Rieden
