The Journey of Flight.pdf - Valkyrie Cadet

Chapter Chapter 8 8 - - - Air Aircraft Air craft in in Motion
Motion
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with the vertical stabilizer. Like the elevator
and stabilizer, the deflected rudder forms a
curved or cambered airfoil surface, which on
one side generates induced lift while on the
other side dynamic lift results.
The rudder controls are rigged so that the
rudder moves toward the direction of the rudder
pedal that is pressed. This causes the
airplane’s nose to point toward the direction
(left or right) of the rudder pedal being pressed.
The Vertical Axis
The Proteus, designed by Burt Rutan, has a front-mounted airfoil called a “canard.” It provides lift and pitch control.
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