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The natural frequency of the Dutch roll is set mainly by

  • A.The lift-to-drag ratio
  • B.The pitching moment derivative with angle of attack
  • C.The yawing moment derivative with sideslip
  • D.The rolling moment derivative with roll rate

Answer: C

Frequency comes from directional stiffness, the yawing moment derivative with sideslip \( N_\beta \), which the fin supplies. The one-degree-of-freedom estimate is \( \omega_n \approx \sqrt{N_\beta} \), the yaw analogue of the pitch stiffness that sets short-period frequency. Roll damping sets the roll subsidence time constant instead. Lift-to-drag ratio damps the phugoid. The pitching moment derivative is longitudinal, and a candidate who reaches for it here has not separated the two problems.

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