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The time it takes the airplane to return to its original flight path
after it encounters a wind gust is nearly instantaneous. No human even
with computerized assistance could react as quickly. Despite the differences
in the angle of attack (as shown by the 3 similar slopes), a stable airplane
upon encountering such minor turbulence will return to its original flight
position. This will occur without the pilot having to take additional
action. The test results you have just graphed demonstrate that this airplane
is a stable airplane.
Wind tunnel tests never actually test for turbulence. A wind tunnel
test is always performed statically. That means the aircraft is set in
one position and air is blown by it. Data is recorded. The model is then
set to a slightly different position and the test is repeated. A huge
amount of data is gathered at each position. From these static wind tunnel
tests the dynamic behavior (movements) of the model can be inferred from
the data that's been gathered.
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