Answer by Robert DiGiovanni for Why are high-wing aircraft more stable?
Love the diagrams. Does a parachute have no pendulum stability either?Try scratch building gliders. What you can learn from paper, glue, and balsa is amazing!Yes, a high wing has pendulum stability, as...
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Answer by S.Serpooshan for Why are high-wing aircraft more stable?
To have a simple sense about it, we can consider when an high wing aircraft is side slip to the right as shown in figure, there is a high pressure region near the fuselage below the right wing...
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Answer by Peter Kämpf for Why are high-wing aircraft more stable?
Are they really?In a high wing aircraft the center of lift is above the center of gravity. This will not increase stability when the aircraft banks, however, as you rightly say, will help once the...
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A high-wing aircraft is considered to be more stable in a side-slip because of the pendulum effect. How does the pendulum effect increase stability in high wing aircraft? This question is about...
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