Questions tagged [rudder]
A directional control surface, usually mounted on an aircraft's vertical stabilizer, which causes an airplane to yaw (and, sometimes, roll) to the left or right when deflected.
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What failure modes did Airbus seek to eliminate or mitigate when they changed the design of the A310/A300-600's rudder travel limiter?
In the NTSB report on the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, it is mentioned (in the context of the changes between the A300-B2/B4's rudder system, on the one hand, and the A310/A300-600's rudder ...
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Effect of Rudder on Velocity Vector
Suppose we have an aircraft flying in steady, level flight at zero angle of attack. In this configuration, the velocity vector $\vec{V}$ is perfectly aligned with the $x$ axis. At some time $t=t_0$, ...
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In a flat spin, does the F-16 use its rudder deflection against the rotation for recovering?
If the H-tail is used in recovery from the flat spin, is the rudder used for stopping the yaw or beta of the F-16?
I know that it is surely used for inverted flat spin, but I believe that the rudder ...
