Crosswind landings in tailless aircraft
Posted by PureqYT@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 3 comments
I was wondering how do you land a tailless plane (like the B-2) with a crosswind and couldn't find any answers. How do you stay on the centerline without a rudder, I can't imagine having to bank so close to the ground.
igloofu@reddit
If you take a look at https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Flpcclv7svswe1.jpeg
The opened control surfaces on the ends of the wings are drag rudders (they also are used as the spoilers). The flight computer opens and closes them independently, which causes drag to be different on either wing. This causes a yaw effect, just like a rudder.
Eaglepursuit@reddit
They have spoilerons over the flaps and can mimic the yaw control of a rudder through differential application of the spoilers/flaps.
agha0013@reddit
the plane doesn't have a traditional rudder, but thanks to the computerized flight control system and it's arrangement of multi functional flight control surfaces, it still has the ability to yaw as if it had rudders.