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Hangar · F/A-18D Hornet
How a Hornet controls pitch, roll and yaw
A VMFA-533 Marine Hornet in a smoke tunnel: move its control surfaces.
Angle
5°
Load
1.0 g
Lift
0 lb
Which way it wants to turn
Pitch
stabilators
nose down
nose up
Roll
ailerons
left
right
Yaw
rudders
nose right
nose left
Lift coefficient
C
L
= 0.33
LEX vortex lift
+0.00
Lift
½ × 1.225 × 128.6² × 37.2 × 0.33 = 75,000 N
Lift
0 lb
needs 33,000 lb to hold up a Hornet
Drag
0 lb
Stall
Puff
¼×