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		supergeek on July 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 40 years ago yesterday Air Canada Flight 143 ran o... I'm also not a pilot but, based on a diagram below, it looks like you roll the plane and apply full rudder in the opposite direction. The opposing roll and rudder keep the plane tracking straight but the control surfaces fighting against each other add a bunch of drag to lose airspeed. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/july/fligh...

rob74 on July 24, 2023 [–]

...plus the plane flying "sideways" also adds a lot of drag because it's much less aerodynamic than if the fuselage would be pointing forward.

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