troopernflight
Well-Known Member
I was trying to wrap my brain around something and couldn't quite get it. Given that adverse yaw is caused by the rising wing's lowered aileron which causes more drag on that wing, as opposed to the lowered wing having less drag, what exactly is the explanation as to why the rising wing has more drag? Maybe I'm not understanding the aerodynamics of the issue, but is the air moving over the top of the wing not moving quicker than the air on the bottom of the wing? I see this causing more drag when the quicker moving air hits the raised aileron on the lowered wing, since the quicker moving air would impact at a greater velocity.