Hi


What are the effects of low-wings that are desinged so the wingtips are higher than the point where the wings join the fuslage (does it have a name btw) ??

and what id the effect as well of having the stabilizer/elevator higer little bit than the wings ??


AbuAnas

AbuAnas,

It is called dihedral. It's purpose is to make the aircraft more roll stable... though there are some other effects.

Take a look here:

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question...cs/q0055.shtml

Hi

Thank you for the link ..

So if a low-winger has its wing raised from the tip side does that makes it more stable ??

And what about the stabilizer if its level is higher than the wings

Now I'll go read that link


AbuAnas

"So if a low-winger has its wing raised from the tip side does that makes it more stable ?? "

In general, Yes. Incidentally, a high wing aircraft can have it's wings drooped to improve roll stability.

"And what about the stabilizer if its level is higher than the wings"

This is a different issue (not really related to roll stability). The stabilizer can be raised above the level of the wings to get it out of the way of the wing downwash.

"Now I'll go read that link "

I has a lot more information than I care to write about here!