Weathervane effect
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weathervane-effect-238-16100032
title:
Weathervane effect
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Weathervaning or weathercocking is a phenomenon experienced by aircraft on the ground and rotorcraft on the ground and when hovering. Aircraft on the ground have a natural pivoting point on a plane through the main landing gear contact points [disregarding the effects of toe in/toe out of the main gear]. As most of the side area of an aircraft will typically be behind this pivoting point, any crosswind will create a yawing moment tending to turn the nose of the aircraft into the wind. It is not
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Aircraft phenomenon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weathervane_effect
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date modified:
2022-09-03T14:55:57Z
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