Hoomi
Master member
After flying the Cobble a few times, I started wondering something -
Ground vehicles with two front wheels for steering, gain a bit of stability from a slight amount of toe-in on the wheel alignment. Toe-in refers to having the front of the wheels slightly closer together than the back of the wheels. Without this, the car tends to not track as well while driving straight.
Is there a similar effect on twin rudders? Does a plane's stability in straight flight benefit from a slight bit of "tail-in" (for lack of knowing a better term) in the adjustment of the rudders, so that they are not exactly parallel?
Just seeing if anyone with more experience in plane design (which doesn't take much in my case) can satisfy my curiosity in this regard.
Ground vehicles with two front wheels for steering, gain a bit of stability from a slight amount of toe-in on the wheel alignment. Toe-in refers to having the front of the wheels slightly closer together than the back of the wheels. Without this, the car tends to not track as well while driving straight.
Is there a similar effect on twin rudders? Does a plane's stability in straight flight benefit from a slight bit of "tail-in" (for lack of knowing a better term) in the adjustment of the rudders, so that they are not exactly parallel?
Just seeing if anyone with more experience in plane design (which doesn't take much in my case) can satisfy my curiosity in this regard.