What is the most important priciple to remember when making a paper airplane?
The fine tuning adjustments make all the difference in making a plane fly well. How many principles are there? There are 3 main principles in making a good flying paper airplane a) make sure there is sufficient weight on the nose of the plane b) use some up elevator trim c) use plenty of dihedral Can you explan to me, in simple terms, what the mean aerodynamic chord (MAC) is? It is generally about equal to the average chord. It can be a little different than the average chord so you calculate the correct pitching moment. Why should the dihadral angle higher on a low wing plane than a high one? Planes need to roll when they fly at a skid angle (sideslip) which is what dihedral does. Sideslip results in air wraping arround the fuselage which helps the diheral effect for high wings (so they need need less dihedral), and reduces the dihedral effect on low wing airplanes (so they need more dihedral). Why is the tail volume so important? Tail volume is a good guide to how stable the airplane
