View Single Post
Old April 30th, 2007, 15:17   #4
fish314
Senior Member
 
fish314's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: (CBM) Columbus AFB, MS
Posts: 1,323
Send a message via AIM to fish314
Default Re: Egypt Air 990 767-300ER elevator split

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cessnaflyer View Post
Wouldn't that create a huge rolling moment?
Well, it probably does create SOME rolling moment, but with the elevators as close to the centerline of the aircraft as they are, it's probably not very much.

Moment = Force X Distance, and if the distance is small there shouldn't be too much moment.

My guess is that it might be noticable, but not very difficult to compensate for using an aileron input. But that's just a guess.
__________________
Dude, what are you trying to do? Land the airplane or adjust the field elevation?
fish314 is offline   Reply With Quote