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Old 03-19-2009 | 08:59 PM
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Steve Steinbring
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Default RE: rudder & roll

Joe,

I was one of those military pilots for 18 years. The use of rudder in a turn depends a great deal on the type of aircraft flown. If the airplane is a swept wing jet no rudder is generally used except on takeoff, landing, and aerial combat maneuvers. Flying an airplane like a C-130 rudder is certainly used to coordinate the turns. It all depends.