This Week In Ct: News Eight Gets An Inside Look At Sikorsky
The rudders, operable by the pilot’s foot pedal, are mounted vertically on the tail of the aircraft. In normal operation, the airstream impact across the rudders is zero and the pilot may possibly use them for steering. On engine failure, the plane veers and the disturbed airstream across the rudders immediately and automatically stabilizes the aircraft. For the duration of a 1900 vacation with his father to Germany, the young Sikorsky created an interest in the sciences, inspired by the…