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Old 09-09-2004 | 02:00 AM
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Default RE: Wing Dihedral ??

Dihedral provides lateral stability - which means that if the airplane is bumped off level flight to the right, the increase in right wing lift returns the airplane to level flight. Removing dihedral makes the airplane more responsive in roll, at the expense of stability....

FWIW, stability is the enemy of controllability and vice versa....

Cheers!

Jim