Air

MARCH 10, 2025

Dutch roll is a coupled, oscillatory motion in an aircraft, combining both yaw (movement around the vertical axis) and roll (rotation around the longitudinal axis). What exactly is Dutch roll, and how does it manifest? It’s triggered by a disruption , like a gust of wind, impacting the aircraft’s stability.

Longitudinal Axis 52

Longitudinal Axis Stability Lift Pilot 52

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.

Aileron 90

Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

Helicopters use a small rotor mounted on the tail that produces sideways thrust to counter the main rotors torque reaction. The tail rotor pushes air to one side ( action ), and the tail moves the other way ( reaction ). Other Designs The tail rotor is not the only way to solve the torque reaction problem.

Lift 52

Lift Torque Thrust Aileron 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Touching down with the aircraft’s longitudinal axis aligned with the runway. We use the rudder to align the aircraft’s longitudinal axis with the centerline. Use the rudder to align the aircraft’s longitudinal axis with the runway centerline. We call this de-crabbing.

Crosswind 52

Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

According to the Aviation Safety Database, the aircraft touched down with a recorded vertical acceleration of 2.47g with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft not aligned with the runway track. The tail of the aircraft struck the ground and impacted a fence before it got airborne. degrees, the vertical load 2.47g.

Runway 258

Runway Airlines Airline Horizontal Stabilizer 258