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Lateral Stability

There are four main design factors that make an aircraft laterally stable: 1. Dihedral

2.Keel Effect

3.Sweep back

4.Weight distribution

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Apr 21, 2020

Hi Wing Wing,

1. With Keel effect, its normally applied into High Wing a/c for lateral stability.

2. In low wing a/c with ”lateral stability“, i indeed haven’t heard to roll back the a/c by using “Keel effect“, but “Dihedral Effect”.

Cheers. Please correct me if i make something wrong!

Dihedral Effect on Low wing a/c

”Keel Effect” on High Wing A/C