Aerowerx
Well-Known Member
How well do tailless aircraft do in crosswinds?
I'm talking mainly about the true flying wings, like the Horten's. No vertical surfaces.
From my "virtual wind tunnel tests", I see that yaw damping is a significant problem with these. It takes a long time for the disturbance induced oscillations to die out, and I was thinking this would be "fun" with a gusting crosswind landing.
Has anyone read any pilot reports on how the Horten designs handled a crosswind?
I'm talking mainly about the true flying wings, like the Horten's. No vertical surfaces.
From my "virtual wind tunnel tests", I see that yaw damping is a significant problem with these. It takes a long time for the disturbance induced oscillations to die out, and I was thinking this would be "fun" with a gusting crosswind landing.
Has anyone read any pilot reports on how the Horten designs handled a crosswind?
