Talk:Phugoid
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Sorry, there is something wrong: Phugoid mode and "porpoising" mode are different ones. The first is a long period one, and the second is a short period movement as the change in AoA is. The airplane has three modes of oscillation. (CFG)
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I added the "too technical" comment primarily because I had no idea what a "singlet" is. Most of the article is a little beyond the average reader, I think, but it's a fairly esoteric topic. Still, it could be made more accessible.--andersonpd 22:55, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
I, as an engineer but not an aeronautical one, believe I have grasped the concept. A picture would have helped.
- Added an introductory natural-language sentence, and singlet description, and removed technical tag. Knotnic 22:46, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Large amplitude
Since it is angular momentum that keeps the model from leveling off before it stalls or loops, it is not likely that similarly trimmed piloted aircraft, with the pilot inactive, never act like these models. David R. Ingham (talk) 18:19, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
