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Old 02-21-2012, 08:53 AM   #154 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Grant-53 View Post
I am looking at a rudder that is top to bottom. The other possibility is to use separate rudders top and bottom to affect lean. There has been lots of discussion about steering conditions but I don't think we have gotten a good handle on the physics of cornering and the additional effects of control surfaces. There are some fairly complex mathematical models for two wheel vehicles available. I will continue with experiments on bicycles first where risks of injury are lower if the unexpected happens.
Rudders on the tail of a motorcycle are quite questionable for any number of reasons on anything shy of a land speed machine which is more like a missile at that point. How will you generate any control force in normal riding when the air speed from the front is only slightly higher than the potential air speed gusts from the side that you are trying to combat?
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