John Wojnaroski wrote: > Believe it or not, what makes an airplane turn is LIFT... think > about it.
Well, OK. But let's not get too pedantic about things. What makes any object change velocity is force. The best and most efficient way to generate force with an airplane is with the wings (that's what they're there for, obviously). So obviously all real-world turning is done via banking. But that's not the *only* way to generate force with an aircraft. An aircraft held in a level sideslip will turn, for example, due to the side forces caused by the slip, no wing lift need be involved. Aphorisms like "lift causes turns" or "the rudder doesn't turn the aircraft" are training and educations tools; they're true as metaphors, but aren't physical laws. Andy _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
