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The rolling moment due to yaw rate is significant in the spiral criterion because

  • A.A yaw rate makes the outer wing travel faster and generate more lift
  • B.It is the largest of all the lateral derivatives
  • C.It changes the fin's local incidence
  • D.It sets the roll mode time constant

Answer: A

In a yaw, the outer wing has a higher local airspeed and therefore more lift, producing a rolling moment into the turn. That term appears in the spiral criterion multiplied by the fin's stiffness, and it is what makes a large fin spirally destabilising. It is not the largest derivative; roll damping and dihedral effect are bigger. The fin's incidence change with yaw rate produces the yaw damping instead. And the roll time constant comes from roll damping alone.

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