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Everything You Need To Know About Ailerons

Pilot Institute

Roll or bank is the aircrafts movement about its longitudinal axis. Since theyre located on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, both ailerons need to move in the opposite directions to complement each others motion. This movement turns the aircraft about the longitudinal axis, making it enter a bank.

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Incidents and accidents: AeroTime’s commercial airline safety roundup of 2024  

Aerotime

The contents of this article have been limited to commercial aircraft performing public transport flights, whether carrying cargo or passengers (or both). The left winglet of one of the aircraft collided with the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator of the other. This list is not exhaustive, however. Read more at AviationSource!

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