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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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The Role of Newton’s Third Law in Aviation

Pilot Institute

This principle is fundamental in generating lift, thrust, and maneuverability, allowing aircraft to fly. Thrust (how it moves forward). Thrust and Propulsion Systems A wing has to move fast enough through the air to generate lift effectively. That force is called thrust. Thrust relies on Newtons Third Law as well.

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

Aerotime

The left winglet of one of the aircraft collided with the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator of the other. The aircraft sustained damage to the leading edge of the right-hand horizontal stabilizer and was subsequently repaired. The copilot selected the thrust reversers. There were no injuries to those onboard.

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