ORIGINAL: Doug Cronkhite
I don't understand the resistance to having yaw control on our airplanes. Just because the rest of the world doesn't have a rule doesn't mean they're correct. Having come from an aerobatics background, I couldn't imagine flying without all the primary flight controls functional.
Maybe the B2 just wasn't designed to be fully aerobatic, and its primary flight controls ARE functional, without it having rudders.. and that kind of setup is only acceptable to the US Air Force because they weren't aware that the JPO and others said rudders are a must
Gordon