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The roll subsidence mode is

  • A.An oscillation at about one cycle per second
  • B.The slowest of the three lateral modes
  • C.A divergence unless the ailerons are held central
  • D.A rapid aperiodic decay governed by the roll damping derivative

Answer: D

Roll subsidence is aperiodic and fast, its time constant equal to the reciprocal of the roll damping, \( \tau_R = -1/L_p \), typically a few tenths of a second. It is what makes a roll rate settle almost at once when the ailerons are held steady. It does not oscillate, so a one-cycle-per-second figure belongs to the Dutch roll. Being the fastest root, it cannot be the slowest, which is the spiral. And it is stable on any conventional aeroplane, since roll damping from the wing is always present.

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