Effect of roll on flight direction

When an aircraft is banked (turned about the roll axis), the resulting forces produce a tendency to sideslip, as illustrated in Fig. 10.11. In sideslip motion, the fin produces a sideforce and hence a yawing moment, as shown in Fig. 10.11. Thus, banking an aircraft will cause it to turn towards the direction

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Fig. 10.11 Sideslip and yaw due to roll

When an aircraft rolls, one component of weight acts sideways relative to the aircraft axes. This causes the aircraft to slip sideways. Once the sideslip develops, the fin will generate a sideforce tending both to right the aircraft and to yaw it towards the direction of the sideslip of the lower wing, unless compensated for by applying opposite rudder. This is another example of the cross-coupling between motions.