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rubber created the topic: Ailerons in a Level Turn
Dear Bob and Richard,
On page 9.8 you point out that in a climbing turn the aircraft must be continually rolled out of a turn to maintain a constant bank angle. I presume this means ailerons are deflected out of the turn.
In a descending turn, however, the ailerons must be deflected in to the turn to maintain bank.
Can you confirm what happens in a level turn? I expect the ailerons must be neutralised to maintain the bank (neither deflected into or out of the turn) once the bank is established.
Richard replied the topic: Re: Ailerons in a Level Turn
In a level turn the outward wing is travelling faster than the inside wing and as such will be producing more lift which will tend to encourage the aircraft to overbank into the turn. You therefore need to apply a lttle aileron to offset this overbanking tendency - you will need to roll out of the turn as well.
As basketball said elevator and rudder are used to maintain and balance the turn but a squeeze of aileron will be required to maintain a constant angle of bank.
