Meaning to be coordinated
Meaning to be coordinated
(OP)
In a discussion about aerodynamics one of the questions that I was asked, and subsequently been tasked to answer, is "What does it mean to be coordinated?" What do we really mean when we say airplanes are coordinated in a turn?
Stache
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RE: Meaning to be coordinated
No matter. In layman's terms, it means nobody's drink gets spilled.
Mike Halloran
NOT speaking for
DeAngelo Marine Exhaust Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
RE: Meaning to be coordinated
RE: Meaning to be coordinated
Regards
Dave
RE: Meaning to be coordinated
Old time pilots have told me that in the early days of flying instruments, they would fly with a cat in their lap.
The cat would lay there peacefully asleep. If the airplane would start to skid (too much rudder, not enough aileron) or slip (too much aileron, not enough rudder) both examples of uncoordinated turns, the cat's claws would dig into the pilot's pants leg. It would be an early indication that something was amiss.
Reliable autopilots eventually grounded the cats.