Longitudinal Axis Tail 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.
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. The copilot selected the thrust reversers.
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