Pilot Institute

JUNE 4, 2025

Have you ever seen an airplane with no tail and no vertical fin, but with just a sleek wing? A tailless aircraft is a fixed-wing airplane without a horizontal stabilizing surface. A tailless aircraft may still have a fuselage and a vertical tail (fin and rudder). The rudder allows you to make controlled yaw movements.

Tail

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw? Adverse yaw is a side effect of aileron use, countered by rudder input. The asymmetry between the top and bottom surface of the wing is called wing camber. But theres much more to ailerons than just rolling left or right. What Is an Aileron?

Aileron

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

Application of Newton’s Third Law in Aviation When we talk about airplanes, we focus primarily on two forces: Lift (how the aircraft stays aloft). One is the upper wing surfaces curvature compared to the lower surface, called wing camber. This has only been possible by understanding the laws of physics.

Torque

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A pilot can prevent adverse yaw by using rudder, and making sure that a turn is coordinated. In this situation, you must add the right rudder to correct for adverse yaw. An increase in AOA causes an increase in the wing’s effective camber, which in turn causes an increase in profile drag. What is Adverse Yaw?

Aileron

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

The higher speed creates extra lift, causing the airplane to bank further into the turn. The pilot’s job is to prevent the airplane from banking too quickly or too far. The aileron on the right wing deflects down, increasing the camber and creating more lift. Let’s look at why this happens.

Rudder