Descent Longitudinal Axis Thrust 
Flight Training Central
MAY 7, 2024
Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents. The term 'angle of attack' is defined as the angle between the airplane's longitudinal axis and that of the air striking the airfoil. The four forces acting on an airplane in flight are lift, weight, thrust, and drag. lift, weight, gravity, and thrust.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
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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