Myth #1 — Overbanking in a Turn
A sanity check on the myth of the faster outside wing, and a physics-based explanation.
Published in Sport Pilot Magazine, September 2013
A sanity check on the myth of the faster outside wing, and a physics-based explanation.
Published in Sport Pilot Magazine, September 2013
Seriously, I don't think anybody believes this any more. If so, skip ahead to Myth 4 for a full explanation of lift.
Published in Sport Pilot Magazine, October 2013
Again the faster outside wing? Maths says no, the major cause is dihedral.
Published in Sport Pilot Magazine, November 2013
A scientific analysis of how lift is generated, both the simple NASA flow-turning model and the more detailed
two-surface model. No Bernoulli required.
Published in Sport Pilot Magazine, issue 97, 2020