[simpits-tech] Sorry, Gene...

Bubba mysticz28 at swbell.net
Wed Jun 29 16:51:53 PDT 2005


Andreas Fransson wrote:
>
> Close ... But I'll throw in my 2 cents as well, I think.
>
> It is the downgoing aileron that causes the extra drag, which results
> in a yawing motion in the opposite direction from where you're banking the
> aircraft.

It's induced drag doing it. Increasing lift increases drag, so the wing 
going up has less drag than the wing going down.
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