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Chord Line in Aviation? What It Is and Why It Is Important

Pilot Institute

Airplane wings vary in shape and size, but all have standard features like the chord line. It’s an imaginary straight line from the wings trailing edge to the center of the leading edge. Center of Gravity: Used to calculate and balance the aircraft’s center of gravity. And heres the thing.

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Chord Line in Aviation? What It Is and Why It Is Important

Pilot Institute

Airplane wings vary in shape and size, but all have standard features like the chord line. It’s an imaginary straight line from the wings trailing edge to the center of the leading edge. Center of Gravity: Used to calculate and balance the aircraft’s center of gravity. And heres the thing.

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Everything You Need To Know About Ailerons

Pilot Institute

Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw? The asymmetry between the top and bottom surface of the wing is called wing camber. The downward movement of the aileron increases the asymmetry and, therefore, the camber while raising the aileron reduces the wing camber.

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The Role of Newton’s Third Law in Aviation

Pilot Institute

Application of Newton’s Third Law in Aviation When we talk about airplanes, we focus primarily on two forces: Lift (how the aircraft stays aloft). One is the upper wing surfaces curvature compared to the lower surface, called wing camber. This has only been possible by understanding the laws of physics.

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