Controllability and Maneuverability of Airplanes (1923)
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e to the greater com- plication of the maneuver, so that the relative values of tHe machines can not be judged accu- rately. On the whole this maneuver is one or two seconds quicker than the banked turn. A third method of turning is the reverse turn (fig. 19), the times for which are given in the… … Fig. 18.—Wing over. Fig. 19.—Reverse turn. but it has the disadvantage in combat work of necessitating a considerable loss in altitude and putting the plane for a time in an attitude in which it is not controllable. THE EFFECT OF MOMENT OF INERTIA ON MANEUVERABILITY. In designing airplane- for…
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