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Airplane design and construction (1919)

Pomilio, Ottorino · New York, McGraw-Hill · leaf 46

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rm a stabilizing couple;that is, the point of application of the force — Z)„ must be THE CONTROL SURFACES 31 situated above the point of application of force Z)„, which isthe center of gravity. However, the couple of lateralstability must not have an excessive value, as it woulddecrease the… … ^=-D^=Lsinoc = Wtanoc this cannot be actually done in practice since there is apossibility of the machine banking while turning. Now,when the airplane banks, the forces L and W will admita lateral resultant D^ which tends to deviate laterally theline of flight. A centrifugal force <i> is…

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