Why do airplanes bank to turn?
All aircraft maneuver in basically the same fashion. There are three movable surfaces on the aircraft. These are the ailerons, vertical stabilizer, and horizontal stabilizer. In coordinated flight, the pilot in command will ideally use all three to effectively maneuver the plane. The ailerons are part of the wings. They are moving parts that alternately move either up or down, deflecting air to roll the plane to the right or left. The vertical stabilizer and the horizontal stabilizer are both located on the tail of the plane. The horizontal stabilizer, also known as the elevators, deflects air by moving up or down, just as the ailerons. It controls pitch, moving the nose of the aircraft up or down. Lastly, there is the vertical stabilizer, usually called the rudder. This moving part swings to the right or left, and controls the yaw of the aircraft. It is capable of moving the nose either left or right. With this said, one does not turn the aircraft by just pushing on the rudder pedal o
