Question

Steering an aircraft on the ground by exclusively using the rudder, requires a substantial amount of airflow to be moving past the rudder.

(a) False

(b) True

The question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

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Answer 1

The correct option is (b) True

Best explanation: True, for steering an aircraft on the ground by exclusively using the rudder, requires a substantial amount of airflow to be moving past the rudder. This can either be generated by the forward motion of an aircraft or by the thrust provided by engines.